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The investors-turned-owners of various sections of Tetherow resort west of Bend are racing to lay claim to the remaining lots for single family homes and

duplexes.

These lots are lucrative prizes in destination resorts, where state law limits how many homes can be built.

In exchange for allowing subdivisions in rural areas, state law

requires developers to build one unit of tourist lodging for every two homes. Tetherow’s plans included a 198-unit hotel, but so far no one has applied to build it.

“In practice, people have been very interested in single family

lots and not very interested in the hotel, because market studies have shown these things aren’t going to make very much money,” said Deschutes County Senior Planner Will Groves.

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By Duffie Taylor The Bulletin

Crook County has the highest rate of adult tobacco users, as well as the highest rate of pregnant adult tobacco users, in Central Oregon.

But some residents and county officials are working to change that.

The Crook County wellness team — a committee of volunteers assembled to improve the health of county employees — approached the county court last week, asking for an ordinance that would make all county buildings in downtown Prineville tobacco-free.

Current state law bans the use of tobacco within 10 feet of any door or window of a workplace, but this group and many others across the state are pushing their local governments to adopt a more stringent standard.

“We’ve seen a lot of action statewide to ban tobacco use in outdoor environments,” said Jonathan Modie of the Oregon Tobacco Prevention and Education Program.

“Just a few years ago, people would have not have thought this possible.”

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Air travel this weekend?

Have a hassle-free holiday

Veteran makes good on a $1 parking ticket, 58 years later

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Incoming passengers gather their luggage and exit the baggage claim area at the Redmond Airport on Wednesday morning. With passenger usage up nearly 3 percent this year over 2010, Redmond Airport officials say they expect the most departures since 2008.

By Molly Hennessy-Fiske Los Angeles Times

HOUSTON — Payment of a parking ticket normally merits little attention, much less mayoral praise. But a Houston Army veteran’s decision to make good on a $1 delinquent ticket has earned him kind words from the city’s mayor as well as a moment in the media spotlight.

Dale Crawford, now 79, got the ticket Feb. 3, 1953, the day he was inducted into the U.S. Army.

The then-21-year-old had been ordered to report to a downtown induction station by 5 a.m. Because there was no early-morning bus service, his father offered to pick up the car if Crawford drove it downtown.

So Crawford left his green 1946 Nash at a parking meter near the induction station and boarded a bus to Fort Sam Houston at 4 a.m.

When his father took a bus downtown to pick up the car hours later, it had a parking ticket on the windshield for $1.

His father tucked the ticket into Crawford’s belongings.

Crawford, who returned to Houston after serving with an anti-aircraft unit in Alaska, found it in 1995 after his mother died, but said he forgot about it until recently.

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By Erik Hidle The Bulletin

REDMOND — Flying out of the Redmond Airport for the holidays?

If so, make sure to show up at least 90 minutes early and don’t wrap those presents until after the flight.

With Christmas approaching, the airport is preparing for one of its busiest travel periods and officials are asking fliers to come prepared.

“Our load started to pick up this week on Tuesday,” said Jim Cook, customer service manager for Horizon Air. “We’re seeing heavy use on both outbound and incoming flights. We’re seeing larger numbers of elderly passengers needing assistance and people who don’t typically travel. That’s a stress on the system, so be prepared.”

Cook said savvy travelers should take advantage of online check-ins and baggage

Many brace for smaller paychecks with loss of payroll tax cut

By Martin Crutsinger The Associated Press

Some say they’ll spend less on groceries. Others expect to cut back on travel. For many, there would be fewer meals out.

Across the country, Americans are

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services before they head to the airport to cut waiting times.

And just to be safe, carriers are recommending showing up 90 minutes before your flight.

The airport is expected to be busier than normal through New Year’s Day. Both arriving and departing flights are full.

Also take note of the Transportation Security Administration recommendations for hol-

iday travel. The checklist is available online at www.tsa.gov; the biggest piece of advice is not to wrap your presents. Not even presents from Santa are exempt from bag checks, and a security officer opening a loved one’s gift for inspection is likely to stall screening lines along with frustrating gift givers.

Also remember that snow globes and eggnog fall under TSA’s liquid restrictions. And while overly ornate holiday sweaters with lights and bells may be festive, they’re sure to get tagged by the new Advanced Imaging Technology scanner being used at the checkpoint.

Carrie Novick, airport manager, said passengers still have a choice to use a metal detector if they want but so far the new body scanners appear to be working well.

“I haven’t heard anything bad about them,” Novick said. “And when that’s the case it’s usually a good sign.”

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deadlock and renew a Social Security tax cut.

The tax cut, which took effect this year, benefits 160 million Americans — $1,000 a year, or nearly $20 a week, for someone making $50,000, as much as $4,272 or $82 a week for a house-

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hold with two high-paid workers.

The tax cut is set to expire Jan. 1.

If lawmakers don’t renew it for 2012, analysts say the economy would slow as individuals and families looked for ways to spend less.

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NEWT GINGRICH

Political savvy with a side of chaos H

e’s the smart one.

That’s what Newt Gingrich has been hearing since he was little Newtie, the boy who, his stepfather said, had read much of the Encyclopedia Americana by age 12. He’s the smartest guy in the room, the eccentric big thinker of the Republican Party.

Now, after a 13-year hiatus from politics, the 68-year-old former House speaker is climbing the polls as GOP voters watch him unspool seamless paragraphs on debate stages lined with stammering presidential opponents.

If one hemisphere of the Gingrich brain is chock-full of facts, maybe it’s the other one that tosses the grenades.

They are the double helixes of his persona, big thinking and bomb throwing. He is a publicsector version of what business schools call a “disrupter.”

Gingrich is not so much a change agent as an upheaval agent. The man who shattered a 40-year Democratic House majority, upended congressional culture, transformed welfare, shut down the government, married three times and morphed from Lutheran to Southern Baptist to Catholic is no slave to the status quo.

“Americans are astonishingly change-oriented,” he said in a recent interview at his campaign office in Arlington, Va. “They go from BlackBerrys to iPhones. They go from iPhones to iPads. They go from movies to YouTube. It’s the most churning, chaotic society in history.”

And now he wants to be its churning, chaotic leader. His sudden success has legions of longtime Newtologists wondering which Gingrich will dominate his candidacy — or his presidency. The contemplative historian or the combustible politician? Or both?

Pete Wehner, a conservative commentator who has been watching Gingrich operate for more than 20 years, offers a mash-up theory of his rise. “It’s all a combination of intelligence and ambition and drive and ego,” said Wehner. “It’s wanting something and wanting it very badly and being willing to tear up the rules of conduct.”

The education of Newt Gingrich began when his grandmother in Harrisburg, Pa., taught him to read well before school age. His aunts took him to zoos in Philadelphia and Washington, spawning a love of animals — and a taste for the bold stroke. Before he hit puberty, he walked into a meeting of city leaders to present his plan for a Harrisburg Zoo, complete with a fundraising plan that called for 300 donors to give $100 a month. (They declined.)

“I have an endless interest in everything,” he said. “My whole life has been one long fascination. And then I see something that needs to be improved or fixed or changed, and I try to see if I can help.”

It’s easier to understand Gingrich’s hungry mind than his

comfort with chaos. His friends say it’s important to consider just how often the disrupter’s own life was disrupted. His parents divorced almost immediately after his birth in Harrisburg in 1943. His mother soon married an Army colonel named Robert Gingrich, and the family hit the road. With each move — Kansas, France, Germany — the history buff became the new nerd at school.

“He was not born into any inner circle,” said Tony Blankley, a former Gingrich spokesman.

“He was an Army brat from Pennsylvania who ended up at a high school in Columbus, Georgia, wearing glasses ... in a town full of Southern jocks.”

But Gingrich never responded with meekness when audaciousness would better serve his ambitions. At 19, just weeks after graduating from high school, he asked Jackie Battley, his 26-year-old geometry teacher, to marry him. (She said yes.) One year after getting his first faculty job at West Georgia College, he applied to be chairman of the history department.

(They said no.)

At Emory University, he started a chapter of the College Republicans. At Tulane, working on his PhD, he campaigned for liberal Republican Nelson Rockefeller in 1968. Working the hippie-era campus in a coat and tie, he generated a crowd of hundreds to meet the candidate’s plane. “He had an ability to get people involved in things,” recalled Kit Wisdom, who headed the campaign at Tulane.

“It was obvious he was going to run for something himself.”

Gingrich began running for something almost as soon as he arrived at West Georgia to teach history in 1970. He lost two campaigns for Congress running as a moderate Republican. Then, in 1978, he ran for a third time as a full-throated movement conservative, attacking his Democratic opponent as a big-government liberal and railing against welfare.

He won and moved his family to Washington. Soon his marriage fell apart — the first of two divorces, each with accusations of infidelity. Gingrich was remarried six months after the divorce was final, to Marianne Ginther, an Ohio woman 15 years his junior. They divorced in 2000 after he began a relationship with Callista Bisek, a Hill staffer. He married the third Mrs. Gingrich shortly after his second divorce.

It was in Washington that Gingrich created the greatest convulsions. Weeks after his 1978 election to the House, he began trumpeting long-simmering accusations of corrup-

tion against Charles Diggs, a Detroit Democrat.

There was no other way, Gingrich explains now, to shock a pulse into the comfortably comatose Republican caucus.

“You had a leadership that was exhausted and defeated by Watergate,” he said. “They weren’t prepared to fight.”

Thus began his greatest disruption, his years-long siege to take over the House. It was the ultimate combination of brains and brazenness.

He launched a sustained harangue on C-SPAN against the culture of corruption in the entrenched majority. And he filed ethics charges against three more Democrats, including Speaker James Wright over his use of book sales to skirt financial restrictions. Wright resigned in 1989. Eight years later, Gingrich himself would be reprimanded, and fined $300,000, for misleading an ethics committee investigation about political fundraising.

In 1994, after Gingrich’s “Contract With America” had Republicans nationwide reading from a single set of conservative talking points, the party won its first House majority in 40 years. Gingrich was rewarded with the speakership. Immediately, with a deft blend of combat and compromise with President Bill Clinton, he began to pile up a remarkable record of conservative achievements, including welfare reform and a string of balanced budgets.

But sometimes when Gingrich hits the plunger, what blows up is Gingrich. Jack Howard, Speaker Gingrich’s director of policy, remembers a 1995 meeting in which Gingrich said he was prepared to shut down the government if Clinton didn’t give more ground in budget talks. When Clinton didn’t blink, the shutdown turned into a PR disaster.

Can Gingrich separate his two selves, the brainy and the ballistic? His daughters and former aides say his grandchildren, his marriage to Callista, 45, and his conversion to Catholicism have made him less prone to pull the pin. “I do not think the Newt Gingrich of the 1990s is the Newt Gingrich of 2012,” said Christina Martin, his former press secretary. “I think he is more mature. He’s a bit more tempered than he has been in the past.”

But his run for the GOP nomination started with signs that there would be no new Newt.

He infuriated conservatives by characterizing Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan’s proposed Medicare overhaul as “right-wing social engineering.” Since his political resurrection, he has challenged child-labor laws as “truly stupid” and dismissed Palestinians as an “invented” people.”

But for now, in the chaotic political environment that is Gingrich’s natural habitat, he is on top, a surge built on his debate performances and the GOP electorate’s hunger for someone to shake things up.

NEWS Q&A Cox News Service How much would a person have to make a year to be in the top 1 percent in the U.S.?

— Michelle Barnett, Powder Springs, Ga. The Internal Revenue Service reported that a person would need an adjusted gross income of $343,927 a year to be in the top 1 percent of earners according to 2009 tax returns, several media outlets reported. The 2009 data was the latest year available.

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pendent analyses of current and longer-term tax issues,” used income figures that take a broader and comprehensive look at income, not adjusted gross income. It said the cutoff for the top 1 percent made $503,086 in 2009 and $516,633 in 2010. The center’s figures project to $532,613 in 2011, according to Bankrate.com.

What is the song that the young woman playing the guitar is singing on the new Chevrolet commercial?

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corded by Travie McCoy and Bruno Mars and released in March 2010. It was the lead single on McCoy’s debut album, “Lazarus.” Chelsea Williams, a Los Angeles-based musician, sings “Billionaire” in Chevrolet’s commercial for the Cruze.

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HAPPENINGS • Closing arguments are presented in the preliminary hearing to determine whether Pfc. Bradley Manning will face a court-martial for allegedly turning over hundreds of thousands of classified documents to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks. The former security analyst is charged with aiding the enemy and violating the Espionage Act after reportedly leaking the documents in May 2010, while working at a “sensitive compartmental information facility” in the Iraq war zone.

• France’s National Assembly votes on a bill that would make denying genocide a crime punishable with a year in jail and a fine of $59,000.

Turkey has appealed to French lawmakers not to back the bill.

Armenians say the mass killings of their people in eastern Turkey during World War I was an act of genocide; the Turkish government admits that more than 300,000 people were killed, but refuses to term the deaths “genocide.” Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu warned that the bill would harm relations between Turkey and France.

• Spaniards impoverished by the economic crisis are pinning their hopes on the world’s biggest lottery, which will shower prizes worth a total of $3.3 billion today. The Christmas lottery, which will mark its 200th anniversary next year, is best known for its jackpot — El Gordo, or “The Fat One.” This year’s lottery will award 180 El Gordo prizes worth $5.2 million each. Spain has a more than 20 percent unemployment rate — the European Union’s highest.

IN HISTORY Highlights: In 1894, French army officer Alfred Dreyfus was convicted of treason in a court-martial that triggered worldwide charges of anti-Semitism. (Dreyfus was eventually vindicated.) In 1910, a fire lasting more than 26 hours broke out at the Chicago Union Stock Yards; 21 firefighters were killed in the collapse of a burning building. In 1984, New York City resident Bernhard Goetz shot and wounded four youths on a Manhattan subway, claiming they were about to rob him.

Ten years ago: Richard Reid, a passenger on an American Airlines flight from Paris to Miami, tried to ignite explosives in his shoes, but was subdued by flight attendants and fellow passengers. (Reid, who later pleaded guilty, is serving a life sentence in federal prison.)

Hamid Karzai was sworn in as prime minister of Afghanistan’s interim government.

Five years ago: Rape charges were dropped against three Duke University lacrosse players, but kidnapping and sexual offense charges remained. (Those charges were later dropped as well.)

Space shuttle Discovery returned to Earth after a smooth, 13-day flight to rewire the international space station.

One year ago: President Barack Obama signed a law allowing gays for the first time in history to serve openly in America’s military.

The Senate ratified the New START treaty with Russia capping nuclear warheads for both nations and restarting on-site weapons inspections. “The Lone Ranger” announcer Fred Foy died in Woburn, Mass., at age 89.

BIRTHDAYS Former House Speaker Jim Wright is 89. Actor Hector Elizondo is 75. Former World Bank Group President Paul Wolfowitz is 68.

Baseball Hall-of-Famer Steve Carlton is 67. ABC News anchor Diane Sawyer is 66. Rock singer-musician Rick Nielsen (Cheap Trick) is 65. Baseball All-Star Steve Garvey is 63. Singer Robin Gibb is 62.

Country singer-musician Chuck Mead is 51. Actor Ralph Fiennes is 49. Country singer Lori McKenna is 43. Actress Heather Donahue is 38. Actor Chris Carmack is 31. Rhythm-and-blues singer Jordin Sparks is 22.

— From wire reports

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T S Surge in Syrian killings reported before arrival of peace monitors

By Kareem Fahim New York Times News Service

BEIRUT — Syrian rights activists and opposition groups said Wednesday that forces loyal to President Bashar Assad had killed at least 160 defecting soldiers, civilians and anti-government activists over the last three days in northwestern Syria. If confirmed, the killings would constitute one of the worst spasms of violence in the nine-month old uprising.

Word of the killings, which the activists and opposition

Peace Corps to scale back in Central America

By Randal C. Archibold New York Times News Service

MEXICO CITY — The increasing drug and organized-crime violence in Central America has led the Peace Corps to pull out of Honduras and stop sending new volunteers to Guatemala and El Salvador, the organization announced Wednesday.

Peace Corps officials said they had taken stock of the worsening conditions and decided to withdraw their 158 volunteers from Honduras in January and scuttle plans to send 29 recruits to complete their training.

“We are going to conduct a full review of the program,” Aaron S. Williams, the director of the Peace Corps, said in a statement.

In Guatemala and El Salvador, officials decided to keep the 335 volunteers already in those countries but not to send the 76 recruits who were to begin training there next month. The trainees will be sent to other countries, the corps said.

Kristina Edmunson, a Peace Corps spokeswoman in Washington, said the moves stemmed from “comprehensive safety and security concerns” rather than any specific threat or incident. However, Peace Corps Journals, an online portal for blogs by Peace Corps volunteers, has an entry referring to a volunteer’s being shot in an armed robbery.

There was no immediate reaction from the governments.

All three countries have endured a rash of violence primarily related to drug traffickers using Central America as a staging point to ship cocaine to the United States from South America.

A wave of violence has struck particularly hard in Honduras, whose institutions are still recovering from a coup in 2009.

It has one of the world’s highest per capita murder rates — the highest by some measures — and this month, Alfredo Landaverde, the country’s former antidrug and security adviser who often denounced corruption, was shot to death.

Edmunson said that from time to time, the corps withdraws or restricts work in the 75 countries in which it has volunteers.

groups said had taken place near the city of Idlib in the Turkish border region, was reported a day before observers from the Arab League are to visit Syria for the first time to monitor pledges by Assad’s government to withdraw its troops from besieged areas.

Some activists said Assad’s forces had intensified a campaign of deadly violence and intimidation partly because the impending arrival of the monitors may prevent such action in coming days. “I fear the se-

In this photo taken with a fisheye lens and with long time exposure, people watch the launch of a Russian rocket in Kazakhstan on Wednesday.

The crew of 3 — including one American — will head to the International Space Station.

curity forces may be trying to crush this thing before the monitors get in,” said Murhaf Jouejati, a member of the Syrian National Council, an opposition group.

The official Syrian Arab News Agency said on its website that the Syrian authorities in the cities of Idlib, Homs and Daraa had “stormed dens of armed terrorist groups, arresting tens of wanted men who committed crimes of killing, attacked and sabotaged private and public properties.”

Dmitry Lovetsky The Associated Press

EXTENSION OF THE PAYROLL TAX CUT

Both sides refuse to budge Bulletin wire reports WASHINGTON — With no endgame in sight to prevent a looming payroll tax hike, President Barack Obama and congressional leaders took turns trying to convince Americans they were hard at work to save the tax break — even though Congress has essentially closed for the holidays.

Obama called House Speaker John Boehner, ROhio, Wednesday to nudge him to compromise. Boehner assembled his top negotiators but, with no one to negotiate with, they talked among themselves. House Democratic leaders staged a lonely protest on the empty House floor, shouting for the chance to bring a bipartisan tax-break bill to a vote.

Away from the antics, ways out of the stalemate were being debated. House Republicans found themselves increasingly isolated from the rest of their party over their resistance to a two-month, stopgap measure that would extend the tax break for 160 million working Americans. Back-channel talks continued.

“The compromise exists,” said White House spokesman Jay Carney. “They should just get it done.”

Boehner couldn’t agree more, and told the president as much when Obama called, an aide recounted.

“Let’s get this done today,” the speaker told Obama.

But finding consensus is easier said than done. Republicans and Democrats remain at odds over how to pay for the legislation, which would cost $200 billion for a full year.

The package would extend the 2-percentage-point reduction on the payroll tax workers contribute to Social Security that has been in place all year and that expires Dec. 31. It also would continue unemployment insurance for 3 million jobless Americans and shield doctors who treat Medicare patients from a 20 percent pay cut.

Because lawmakers were unable to agree on how to fund the full-year package, the Senate overwhelmingly approved the two-month compromise to provide more negotiating time. But the GOP-led House rebuffed that deal. Rank-andfile members, who have been cool to the tax break, now say the stopgap measure is insufficient and want a one-year package — but one that differs sharply from the Senate approach.

The standoff puts in doubt whether the tax break — which adds an average $20 a

AFGHANISTAN

Bomb kills 5 NATO soldiers New York Times News Service KABUL, Afghanistan — NATO said a roadside bomb killed five of its service members in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, and Afghan officials and the Taliban identified the dead as Polish soldiers.

The bombing was one of the deadliest against NATO forces in recent months. If the

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Afghan reports that the dead were all from Poland prove accurate, the attack would also make Wednesday the deadliest single day for Poland since it first sent forces to Afghanistan in 2003, according to figures from the website icasualties.org, an independent database that tracks casualties in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Evan Vucci / The Associated Press

Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, second from left, holds a meeting with the conference committee on the payroll tax cut on Wednesday in Washington. Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., sitting at right, is one of Boehner’s eight picks to hammer out a deal to extend the tax cut.

week to paychecks — will be extended into 2012.

The one figure not playing a public role in the standoff was Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the GOP leader, who was an architect of the stopgap compromise. McConnell, at home in Louisville, has been in touch with Boehner and could help orchestrate a way out of the stalemate.

One strategy would be for the House to approve the temporary measure while talks continue, but aides downplayed that possibility. Some in the GOP have said they have until Jan. 3 to reach a deal, knowing the tax cut could be made retroactive.

Democrats are hesitant to re-enter formal talks with the House GOP until the stopgap measure is approved. They doubt that Republicans really want to extend the tax cut and worry they will try to extract further concessions in exchange for votes.

As each side waits for the other to blink, they are calculating who will take the blame if taxes rise. So far, House Republicans have endured heavy criticism, even from allies, for rejecting the Senate deal — which passed by a bipartisan 89-10 — and for tarnishing the GOP’s reputation as the party of low taxes.

Boehner answered critics Wednesday during a photo opportunity with his negotiators.

Republicans sat on one side of a conference table, facing empty chairs supposedly set out for Democrats.

“We are the party of lower taxes for the American people,” Boehner said. “We have fought for lower taxes for the 21 years that I’ve been in this Congress, and we are going to continue to be the party of lower taxes.”

House Democrats, meanwhile, have launched a campaign to target Republican lawmakers at home for rejecting the Senate compromise.

Boehner was planning another meeting with negotiators today.

Obama gets a lift After a long stretch of high unemployment, legislative turmoil and slipping public approval, Obama seemed to regain his political footing this week with the help of the House Republicans’ standoff.

The holiday brinkmanship over the issue recalled the December budget showdown 16 years ago between another first-term Democratic president, Bill Clinton, and a new Republican congressional ma-

jority — a fight that capped their year of confrontation over the nation’s fiscal priorities by reviving Clinton politically as he began his re-election race.

But the impasse was not without risks for Obama.

Democrats fretted that Obama’s vow to stay in Washington through Christmas and New Year’s to get a deal would backfire should he join his family in Hawaii before a resolution. Also, although House Republicans were bearing the brunt of criticism for the latest show of Washington dysfunction, Obama could be hurt if the tax break and jobless aid are not extended and the fragile economy sours, as nonpartisan economic forecasters have warned it will without the continued stimulus measures.

And while even other Republicans were predicting that the House Republicans would have to blink, or risk further political damage, the ugliness of the fight reminded Americans yet again of the seeming futility of Obama’s 2008 campaign promise to make Washington work as the year of his re-election race is upon him.

House Republicans face pressure over standoff House Republicans faced mounting pressure Wednesday from critics inside and outside Congress who worry that their standoff with President Barack Obama over whether to extend a payroll tax cut could do lasting damage to the GOP. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who is seeking the party’s presidential nomination, warned that the showdown could end badly for Republicans, citing his own experience in losing the political battle to President Bill Clinton during the 1996 government shutdown.

“Incumbent presidents have enormous advantages.

And I think what Republicans ought to do is what’s right for America. They ought to do it calmly and pleasantly and happily,” Gingrich said.

The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board captured the frustration among House Republicans in the paper’s Wednesday editions, asking whether the GOP’s handling of the tax debate “might end up re-electing the president before the 2012 campaign even begins in earnest.”

Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn, said the House GOP must get past the issue.

“Are Republicans getting killed now in public opinion?

There’s no question,” he said Wednesday on CNBC. “Both Republicans and Democrats have agreed that this is going to happen and probably the best thing to happen now is just to get it over with.”

In private, the criticism is more stark. Interviews with current and former congressional Republican advisers produced deep criticism.

The most recurring critique was that House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., did not sufficiently warn Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., about House opposition to the plan, allowing even some of the staunchest conservatives in the Senate to support the legislation.

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Iraqi PM puts power-sharing at risk

By Tim Arango and Yasir Ghazi New York Times News Service

BAGHDAD — Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki of Iraq threatened Wednesday to abandon a U.S.-backed powersharing government created a year ago, throwing a fragile democracy into further turmoil just after the departure of U.S. troops and potentially tarnishing what has been cast as a major foreign policy achievement for President Barack Obama.

In a nearly 90-minute news conference aired on tape-delay, al-Maliki defied his rivals and pushed back on all fronts in Iraq’s burgeoning political crisis, threatening

to release investigatory files that he claimed show his opponents have been involved in terrorism.

He also threatened the Kurds, valuable allies with close ties to the Americans, warning that there would be “problems” if they protected Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi, who fled to the semiautonomous Kurdish region in recent days to escape an arrest warrant on charges that he ran a death squad responsible for assassinations and bombings.

The escalating political crisis underscores the divisions among Iraq’s three main factions — Shiites, Sunnis and

Kurds — that were largely papered over while the U.S. military maintained a presence here. The crisis also lays bare the myriad problems left behind with the final departure of U.S. troops: sectarianism, a judiciary that the populace views as beholden to one man and a political culture with no space for compromise.

And it highlights the waning U.S. influence on events here, after a war that lasted nearly nine years. For Obama, the political dysfunction represents an embarrassing turn of events, coming so soon after the troops left. This month, he met with al-Maliki in Washington and praised Iraq’s inter-

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nal affairs, calling the country “sovereign, self-reliant and democratic.”

The crisis has also come at an inopportune time: Many on the extensive U.S. Embassy staff here have gone home for the holidays.

Ambassador James Jeffrey, who left the country after a ceremony last week to mark the end of the war, cut short his trip to rush back to Baghdad, and was meeting with senior Iraqi leaders, as was David Petraeus, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency and former military commander in Iraq, who arrived on Tuesday, a U.S. official said.

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N. Korea’s successor moves to consolidate power

By Choe Sang-hun New York Times News Service

SEOUL, South Korea — The leadership of North Korea moved swiftly Wednesday to portray Kim Jong Un, thrust into the international spotlight after the death of his father, as the country’s unchallenged ruler.

With the military’s allegiance a central question to the new leader’s success in consolidating power, North Korean television showed senior military leaders saluting the young Kim on Wednesday as he received mourners at the Kumsusan mausoleum, where his father lay in state inside a glass case for public viewing.

State television repeatedly broadcast images of senior military leaders pledging their fealty to the son.

In South Korea, the National Intelligence Service reported to the National Assembly that shortly after Kim’s death was announced Monday, North Korean troops canceled their field training and returned to their barracks on high alert, according to lawmakers who attended the agency’s closed-door briefing. The order to return to the barracks was given under the name of Kim Jong Un and was issued before his father’s death was announced, an indication that he was in control of the North’s 1.2 million-strong military, the South’s national news agency, Yonhap, reported Wednesday, quoting an anonymous government source.

The spy agency also told Parliament’s intelligence committee that security had been tightened in major cities across the country. But it also predicted that the Central Military Commission of the Workers’ Party, to which Kim Jong Un was appointed as vice chairman last year, will serve as “an interim ruling agency” until he consolidates his power. He has yet to assume the two top jobs his father, Kim Jong Il, held: general secretary of the party and chairman of the National Defense Commission.

Analysts said that the rush to establish the young Kim’s leadership, while the nation was still grieving over his father’s death, was a signal of his vulnerability.

“When Kim Il Sung died, talking about Kim Jong Il’s succession while the country was gripped in mourning was considered sacrilegious,” said Choi Jin-wook, an analyst at the Korea Institute for National Unification in Seoul.

Meanwhile on Wednesday, the United States and South Korea made cautious overtures to the North. Despite longstanding frustrations over the North’s aggressions and its nuclear weapons program, both appeared focused on avoiding provocations during a delicate transition of power, signaling their readiness to engage with the emerging leadership when it was ready. Still, their expressions of sympathy have been directed to the North Korean people, not the government.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Marissa Gaeta, left, kisses her girlfriend, Petty Officer 3rd Class Citlalic Snell at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek in Virginia Beach, Va., on Wednesday after Gaeta’s ship returned from 80 days at sea. It’s a time-honored tradition at Navy homecomings — one lucky sailor is chosen to be first off the ship for the long-awaited kiss with a loved one. On Wednesday, for the first time, the happily reunited couple was gay.

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Hundreds of North Koreans mourn the death of Kim Jong Il in front of a portrait of him put up in Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on Wednesday.

Defectors say grief displays may be for show BEIJING — Chu Sung-ha says he knows for sure that some of the people shown sobbing on television over the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il are faking it.

Once, he was one of them.

As a 20-year-old student at Pyongyang’s prestigious Kim Il Sung University in 1994, when North Korea’s founder and the school’s namesake died, Chu and his fellow students were used to illustrate the nation’s grief.

Television cameras were rolling when the students were ushered into an auditorium to be told the news. And though most were genuinely overcome, those who weren’t knew enough to sob on cue.

“I just bowed my head so nobody could see I wasn’t crying,” recalled Chu, who now lives in Seoul and works as a journalist. “There were cameras on campus and I knew I would be caught on television.”

If anything, this time around there will be more faking, more crocodile tears and perhaps some well-concealed smiles.

Kim Il Sung was by most accounts genuinely beloved; “uri abogi,” he was called, the same Korean honorific used to indicate “our father” or “our lord.” His son, whose death was announced Monday, was a more problematic figure who presided over years of famine and hardship.

“There aren’t the same tears for Kim Jong Il after all the deaths and all the refugees.

Seoul announced Wednesday that private organizations and individuals would be able to mail or fax condolences over the death of Kim Jong Il, the North Korean leader whose death was announced on Monday, including a foundation named after the late President Roh Moo-hyun, who held a summit meeting with Kim in 2007. That move will fill a diplomatic gap left open by the South’s decision not to

The people abandoned him in their hearts long ago,” said Yoo Sang-jun, 48, a defector from North Hamgyong province whose wife and young son were among an estimated 2 million North Koreans to die of hunger.

Now, as in 1994, there is a 10-day mourning period in which a demonstration of grief is a patriotic obligation. In the case of Kim Il Sung’s death, the rituals took place in front of the tens of thousands of statues of him erected around the country.

People lined up for hours to kneel and bring flowers.

Kim Jong Il was referred to as the “Dear Leader,” but he declined to have statues set up in his honor, believing his late father made for a better figurehead.

Instead, people are mourning in front of large portraits in meeting halls and public squares.

North Korean news reports said Wednesday that 5 million people, about a fifth of the population, had participated in the rituals.

The events have followed the template set at Kim Il Sung’s death. In both cases, the deaths were announced at noon, when most people would be with their work units and under control.

The same black-clad weeping anchorwoman who announced Kim Il Sung’s death appeared on television Monday to announce the death of his son.

If the past is any guide, there will be a histrionic quality to the grieving as people compete for who can sob the loudest

send a government delegation to Kim’s funeral, as will its decision to allow attendance by surviving family members of major South Korean backers of reconciliation with the North: former President Kim Dae-jung and the former Hyundai chairman, Chung Mong-hun.

The State Department said U.S. officials had met North Korean diplomats at the United Nations in New York to

and who can look the most distraught.

A former North Korean kindergarten teacher from the northeastern city of Chongjin recalled that she had to lead her pupils twice a day to a 25-foottall statue of Kim Il Sung.

“I saw some of the kids putting saliva on their face to make it look like they were crying,” said the teacher, who spoke on condition of anonymity. “They would take measure of what the other kids were doing to do the same.

I was shocked that children so young would behave that way.”

The teacher said she thought that Kim Jong Il’s death would elicit less true emotion.

“People follow Kim Jong Il out of fear and oppression, but Kim Il Sung seemed to work with sincerity for the people,” she said Wednesday.

For North Koreans, the death of Kim Il Sung was stamped as vividly in the psyche as Sept.

11, 2001, for Americans. Although Kim was 82 and in poor health, the propaganda was so overwhelming that he seemed immortal. Even those who were skeptical about the regime found themselves in shock over the death of the only leader the country had ever known.

At one point, mass hysteria overpowered even the doubters.

“If everyone else is crying, you start to cry too. That is the psychology of the crowd,” said Chu, the journalist.

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continue discussions opened in Beijing last week over possible food aid for the North, though nothing conclusive was expected immediately.

Victoria Nuland, a spokeswoman of the State Department, said: “We’re going to have to keep talking about this. And given the mourning period, frankly, we don’t think we’ll be able to have much more clarity and resolve these issues before the new year.”

WASHINGTON — The population of the United States is growing at the slowest pace since the baby boom began in the 1940s, the Census Bureau said Wednesday.

The nation’s population increased 0.92 percent from April 2010 to July of this year, the bureau said.

The estimate, the first published since the decennial head count, showed the District of Columbia growing three times faster than the U.S. average. The nation’s capital gained 16,273 people, or 2.7 percent. Over all, the U.S. gained about 2.8 million residents, to 311.6 million.

William Frey, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington, said the decline was partly a result of fewer immigrants coming to the U.S., with the crash of the housing market offering fewer construction jobs for them.

“There are quite a few states that had attracted immigrants during the housing boom that are now no longer drawing them,” Frey said in an email. “Immigration to the U.S. is down to the lowest level in at least a decade, probably two decades. So when there isn’t that immigrant cushion, many states are likely to see an overall migration loss.”

Still, the Census Bureau said 703,824 immigrants moved to the U.S. during the 15-month period, accounting for almost one-

Airport Continued from A1 passenger growth. Airport usage has grown nearly 3 percent this year over 2010. And with this busy travel season, it’s likely the airport will see its largest departure numbers since 2008, when more than 247,000 people flew out of Redmond.

“We’re ahead of where we were last year,” Novick said. “And that’s considering we lost a flight this year compared to last (when Al-

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Ticket Continued from A1 When Crawford unearthed the ticket among keepsakes in a drawer a few weeks ago, he sent a letter to city officials. They notified him that so much time had passed, the traffic violation had been expunged.

Crawford said he still wanted to pay.

Crawford paid the ticket

to Mayor Annise Parker during a news conference after Wednesday’s city council meeting.

“That parking ticket is older than I am by a few years,” Parker quipped.

Crawford, standing beside his wife of 57 years, daughter-in-law and granddaughter, handed the mayor a dollar bill and received a round of applause from onlookers.

“It’s only a dollar and it’s al-

most 60 years old, but it’s still a debt and I feel debts ought to be paid,” Crawford said, adding that his parents taught him not to have debts outstanding.

“I guess some of that rubbed off on me.”

Parker returned the original ticket to Crawford as a memento, noting that the city made a copy. The mayor said that if Crawford’s ticket were issued today, it would cost $35.

“We are so impressed with

him coming forward that we have waived penalties and interest,” she said.

“Well, my wife will be glad to hear that,” Parker said.

Crawford said all the attention did not make him feel “more Christian-like,” but he hopes it does teach people a lesson.

“I would like to see people spending more time meeting and accepting responsibilities,” he said.

third of the nation’s growth.

Eleven states, including California, Nevada, and Massachusetts, saw the number of people leaving the state offset by foreign residents moving in.

Texas increased its population by 529,120, or 2.1 percent, the most of any state. California, the nation’s most populous state, added 437,956 people to its 37.3 million people in 2010, for a 1.2 percent gain.

West Virginia was the only state with a natural population loss; there were 998 more deaths than births. Maine, the oldest state with a median age of 42.7 in 2010, had 180 more births than deaths, the lowest natural increase in the nation.

There were 3.6 times as many births in Utah as deaths, the highest ratio in the nation.

Fourteen states had more people leaving than entering, mostly in the Midwest and Northeast.

Illinois had 66,452 residents leave the state. The losses in Illinois residents were offset by only 27,233 foreign immigrants, giving the state the highest net loss in migration in the nation.

Matthew Hall, an assistant professor of sociology and public policy at the University of Illinois at Chicago, said people have been leaving Illinois for several decades.

“I’d chalk a lot of it up to what’s happening with the economy, or what’s not happening with the economy,” he said. “It’s a big push for a lot of people.”

The state’s unemployment rate in November was 10 percent, compared with the 8.6 percent national average.

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As of November, about 222,000 people had flown out of the airport in 2011. Typical travel numbers for December hover around 21,000.

“But it really depends on when people return,” Novick said. “After the first of the year it counts for 2012. So we’ll see where we end up once we’re there.”

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France ponders removing risky breast implants 8 facing charges in wake of death of a fellow G.I.

By Angela Charlton

The Associated Press

PARIS — Emmanuelle Maria’s breasts were burning and globules of silicone gel were protruding into her armpits.

Her implants had exploded inside her. Yet her doctors, she says, told her nothing was wrong.

Now, she wants the French

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Tobacco Continued from A1 In the fall of 2012, University of Oregon and Oregon State University will implement smoke- or tobacco-free policies on their campuses, Modie said.

More city and county health departments, parks and recreational areas are also becoming tobacco-free.

“I think there’s definitely a trend,” said David Visiko, Deschutes County’s tobacco prevention coordinator.

Visiko said such policies are in place on county health services property, and the county’s public heath policy board is also considering them for other places.

Spearheading the efforts of Crook County’s wellness team is the tobacco prevention coordinator for the county’s health

Tax cut Continued from A1 The tax cut is part of legislation that would also renew benefits for the long-term unemployed. If the unemployment benefits aren’t renewed, starting in January nearly 6 million people would lose weekly checks averaging about $300 — the main source of income for most of them.

If Congress doesn’t renew the two measures for 2012, analysts say the economy’s growth would slow by as much as 1 percentage point.

Less money in paychecks means less consumer spending, which powers the U.S. economy. Many people who say they already depend on each paycheck for living expenses say they can’t cut spending deeply. Instead, they’ll trim at the edges, wherever they can.

The tax cut lowered the Social Security tax on incomes of up to $106,800 from 6.2 percent to 4.2 percent. It’s meant a maximum savings of $2,136 for an individual.

Without a deal, Americans would begin 2012 facing a tax increase just as an election

mending mass surgery to rid the country of a type of breast implant that investigators say was secretly made with cheap industrial silicone whose medical dangers remain unclear.

Governments around Europe are hanging on France’s decision Friday. Tens of thousands more women in Britain, Italy, Spain and other

tional residential lots in the future, if more become available because another landowner builds more tourist lodging.

Tetherow Golf Course LLC, which owns the resort’s golf course, has applied to build a 16-room guest lodge and duplex cabins with a total of 14 units. This application will also get a hearing on Jan. 10.

“In order for the golf course to function, they need to be able to bring people to have a golf weekend,” Groves said.

It’s unclear which property owner would get the rights to the new allowance of individual lots that would open up if the county were to approve the golf course tourist lodging.

“It’s going to be a question of where they’re built, who pays for them and who builds them,” Groves said.

A representative of Virtual Realty Enterprises could not be reached for comment on Wednesday.

Joe Weston, chairman of the board of Weston Investment Co. LLC, said he wants to divide one of the tracts into lots to generate construction activity and sales at the resort.

Weston said he already has a builder, Triple Knot Associates LLC, working on a model townhome on a similar tract at the resort. Now, he wants to work with a builder in a similar way on the next tract. Weston said this type of investment is necessary to recharge the real estate market.

“The only way it’s going to go, somebody’s got to have the guts, and I guess we have the guts to spend some money and get some activity going,” Weston said.

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European nations are walking around with the same prefilled implants, made by the now-defunct French company Poly Implant Prothese, or PIP. Health officials from several European countries held a conference call Wednesday to discuss the implants, Portugal’s Director-General of Health, Dr. Francisco Jorge, said.

Two property owners at Tetherow resort are trying to lay claim to a limited number of lots available under destination resort rules. Investor Joe Weston has taken the initial step to subdivide one tract into 40 lots.

St. Louis-based Virtual Realty Enterprises LLC is trying to re-establish its right to subdivide another tract into 77 lots for single-family homes.

Hearings on both land use applications are scheduled for early January.

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Two of the investors who now own land at Tetherow, Portland-based Weston Investment Co. LLC and St. Louis-based Virtual Realty Enterprises LLC, submitted land use applications to Deschutes County to start the process to divide tracts of land into individual lots for homes.

Both applications have hearings in early January.

Weston Investment Co. issued a letter of credit to guarantee construction of the hotel, which allows developers to divide and sell up to 396 individual residential units. Most of these have already been divided and claimed.

The resort has a remaining allowance of 39 residential lots. Both Weston Investment Co. and Virtual Realty Enterprises are trying to obtain more than that. Weston Investment Co.’s land use application seeks tentative approval for 40 lots, and Virtual Realty Enterprises wants 77 lots. Both applications deal with preliminary land use issues, and the property owners will have to apply in the future for what is known as a “final plat” in order to subdivide the tracts.

These land use applications could also position Weston Investment Co. and Virtual Realty Enterprises to claim addi-

government to tell 30,000 women to get their implants removed — at the state’s expense — to call attention to their risks and save others from potential pain and indignity.

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department, Kris Williams, who presented commissioners with results from a public survey that sought to determine how residents feel about the adoption of a tobacco-free policy.

Williams agreed that tobacco-free policies are becoming the trend on public property.

She said a similar wellness group in Jefferson County is considering tobacco bans for its county-owned buildings as well.

“The surgeon general has determined there is no safe exposure to secondhand smoke,” Williams said. “Smokers are not a protected class. What we’re trying to do is protect visitors and employees who use those buildings.”

Williams said the public survey conducted by Crook County’s wellness team found 73 percent in support of the

idea, though only 180 of the county’s 27,185 residents participated.

But county officials concluded at their Dec. 7 meeting that they wouldn’t move forward until they hear from more residents.

Commissioners agreed to table the matter so that the group could conduct a more broad-based study and further weigh public opinion.

Meanwhile, county officials’ opinions about the proposed policy are divided.

Commissioner Seth Crawford opposes the policy, saying it would encroach too much on individuals’ rights.

“I object to it. It’s not the county’s place tell people how to live their lives, and the government’s overreaching,” Crawford said.

Commissioner Ken Fahlgren expressed support.

“I don’t think there is problem with having this taken away,” Fahlgren said. “I really would be in favor of the ban.”

Fahlgren said the move was in line with policies adopted for other public-use areas, including most county parks.

All 13 parks within Crook County’s Park and Recreation District are tobacco-free, as are parks and metropolitan areas within the City of Bend, Modie said.

Modie also said that though many municipal health departments across the state were on board with the trend, they were also keeping in mind the views of residents as they move forward.

“They’re not trying to push policies on people,” said Modie. “It’s important that everyone buy into this.”

year begins.

Smaller paychecks and reduced spending would coincide with a still-vulnerable period for the U.S. economy.

Though growth has strengthened in the final months of 2011, some analysts say the gains might be hard to sustain. Workers’ pay isn’t rising much. And Europe may be on the verge of a recession that would undermine the American economy.

“A failure to extend the payroll tax holiday and the extended unemployment benefits would be a serious hit to the economy,” said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics. “The risk of a recession would rise and be uncomfortably high, particularly early next year, when the fallout from Europe’s troubles will be the greatest.”

Zandi predicts that the U.S. economy will grow 2.6 percent in 2012 — if Congress renews the tax cut and longterm unemployment benefits.

Otherwise, he foresees 1.7 percent growth. He estimates the higher Social Security tax would reduce growth by 0.6 percentage point, and the loss of extended unemployment

aid would subtract an additional 0.3 percentage point.

Other economists have made similar estimates. Many noted that the Social Security tax cut helped the economy avoid a recession in 2011, after high gasoline prices squeezed households, Japan’s earthquake reduced supplies to U.S. factories and budget cuts by state and local governments and a stalemate in Washington slowed growth.

The extension of unemployment benefits helped, too. Most states provide up to 26 weeks of benefits. The program that’s set to expire extended those benefits for up to 99 weeks in states with the highest unemployment rates. A proposal approved by the House last week would extend benefits for up to 79 weeks.

Unless the long-term benefits are renewed, 2.2 million people will lose benefits by mid-February, and that number will rise to 3.6 million by the end of March.

Analysts note that Americans of all income levels would be hurt by the loss of the payroll tax cut.

Higher-income Americans receive the biggest share of

tax breaks, so the end of the tax cut would reduce their pay most. Economists note that the highest-earning 20 percent of Americans contribute nearly 40 percent of consumer spending. And for 2012, the Social Security tax will apply to the first $110,100 of wages, up from $106,800 in 2011.

Still, lower- and moderate-income taxpayers tend to spend more of any extra pay they receive. So the loss of a tax benefit tends to reduce their spending most sharply.

Some analysts say they think election-minded lawmakers will renew the tax cut and long-term unemployed benefits sometime in 2012. If they did, they could also make the tax cut retroactive to Jan. 1.

That might cause headaches for company payroll departments. But it would be a boon for struggling Americans.

“After all the arguments, Congress will extend the two programs,” said Nariman Behravesh, chief economist at IHS Global Insight. “I can’t imagine that lawmakers will want to be blamed for the economy being even weaker than it is now. They would be committing political suicide.”

By Kirk Semple New York Times News Service

One night in October, an Army private named Danny Chen apparently angered his fellow soldiers by forgetting to turn off the water heater after taking a shower at his outpost in Afghanistan, his family said.

In the relatives’ account, the soldiers pulled Chen out of bed and dragged him across the floor; they forced him to crawl on the ground while they pelted him with rocks and taunted him with ethnic slurs. Finally, the family said, they ordered him to do pull-ups with a mouthful of water — while forbidding him from spitting it out.

It was the culmination of what the family called a campaign of hazing against Chen, 19, who was born in Chinatown in New York City, the son of Chinese immigrants. Hours later, he was found shot in the head in a guard tower, from what officials called “an apparent selfinflicted gunshot wound.”

On Wednesday, the U.S. military announced that the Army had charged eight soldiers in Chen’s battalion in connection with the death.

It was an extraordinary development in a case that has stirred intense reactions in the Asian population in New York and elsewhere and provoked debate over what some experts say is the somewhat ambivalent relationship between the Asian population and the U.S. military.

The authorities have not publicized information about the circumstances of the death. Family members said they had gleaned bits of information about the hazing in private briefings with U.S. military officials. But the array of charges announced Wednesday — the most serious of which were manslaughter and negligent homicide — suggested that military prosecutors believed that the soldiers’ actions drove Chen to commit suicide.

Chen’s relatives and friends said they welcomed the announcement of the charges, as did Asian-American advocacy groups, which have been pressing the Army to conduct a transparent investigation into the death and to improve the treatment of Asians in the armed forces.

“It’s of some comfort and relief to learn that the Army has taken this seriously,” Chen’s mother, Su Zhen Chen, said through an interpreter at a news conference in Chinatown.

Chen was her only child.

Chen’s parents — his father has worked as a chef in Chinese restaurants, and his mother as a seamstress — live in a Manhattan housing project.

Chen was deployed to Afghanistan in August after completing basic training in April.

In a journal he kept while in basic training and in letters, Chen mentioned that other soldiers teased him because of his ethnicity.

“Everyone here jokingly makes fun of me for being Asian,” he said in one letter to his parents.

In another letter two days later he wrote, “People crack jokes about Chinese people all the time; I’m running out of jokes to come back at them.”

At a news conference Wednesday, a Pentagon spokesman would not discuss details about the case but acknowledged that hazing, while against the rules of the military, occasionally occurred among its members.

He insisted that the armed forces had a zero-tolerance policy toward it.

“We treat each other with respect and dignity, or we go home,” said the spokesman, Capt. John Kirby. “There’s a justice system in place to deal with it. And that’s what we’re seeing here in the case of Pvt. Chen.”

The accused soldiers, all members of a unit based in Fort Wainwright, Alaska, included an officer and seven enlisted soldiers, the military said in a statement. Lawyers for the eight could not be reached for comment on the Army’s charges.

The case is among very few from the Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts in which U.S. soldiers have been implicated in the deaths of fellow soldiers.

The eight suspects, who have not been formally detained, are still stationed in Afghanistan, although on a different base and under increased supervision, another NATO spokesman, Lt. Col. Dave Connolly, said.

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IN BRIEF Bend tourism dollars decrease Lodging tax dollars in the city of Bend in October were down 8.8 percent compared with October 2010, ending a 22-month string of yearover-year increases, according to data Visit Bend President and CEO Doug La Placa sent in an email Tuesday.

By contrast, Deschutes County’s transient room tax collections were up 16.8 percent in October.

In Bend, the tax collections in the fiscal year to date, which began in July, are up 7.4 percent, La Placa wrote. In the previous fiscal year, city collections were higher than Deschutes County’s for the first time, he wrote.

This past July, La Placa wrote, tax collections in the city totaled $544,474, the highest monthly amount ever.

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BofA to pay $335M in settlement of Countrywide lending bias case

By Charlie Savage New York Times News Service

The Justice Department on Wednesday announced the largest residential fair-lending settlement in history, saying that Bank of America had agreed to pay $335 million to settle allegations that its Countrywide Financial unit discriminated against black and Hispanic borrowers during the housing boom.

A department investigation

concluded that Countrywide had charged higher fees and rates to more than 200,000 minority borrowers than to white borrowers who posed the same credit risk. It also steered more than 10,000 minority borrowers into costly subprime mortgages when white borrowers with similar credit profiles received regular loans, it found.

Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. said the settlement

showed that the Justice Department would “vigorously pursue those who would take advantage of certain Americans because of their race, national origin, gender or disability,” adding: “Such conduct undercuts the notion of a level playing field for all consumers. It betrays the promise of equal opportunity that is enshrined in our Constitution and our legal framework.”

The settlement is subject to

approval by a federal judge in California; according to the proposed consent order filed Wednesday, Countrywide denied all of the department’s allegations.

Dan Frahm, a Bank of America spokesman, stressed that the allegations were focused on Countrywide’s conduct from the years 2004 to 2008, before Bank of America purchased it.

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Yahoo may sell Asian holdings The board of Yahoo is considering a sale of the bulk of the company’s valuable holdings in the Alibaba Group of China and Yahoo’s Japanese affiliate back to their majority owners in a complicated transaction that values the stakes at about $17 billion, according to people briefed on the matter.

Yahoo’s board is expected to meet today to discuss the broad outlines of the offer. If directors approve the plan, they may also decide to reject separate investment proposals by Silver Lake and TPG Capital that would have given control of the company to the private equity firms and Yahoo’s management, said some of these people, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

Court OKs airline emissions fees PARIS — The European Union’s highest court on Wednesday endorsed the bloc’s plan to begin charging the world’s biggest airlines for their greenhouse gas emissions starting Jan. 1. The move sets the stage for a potentially costly trade war with the United States, China and other countries.

A group of U.S. airlines had argued that forcing them to participate in the potentially costly emissions-trading system infringed on national sovereignty and conflicted with existing international aviation treaties.

But in a final ruling, the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg affirmed an opinion issued in October by its advocate general, who had rejected that claim.

— Staff and wire reports

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A commercial construction project is under way at the Bala Cynwyd Shopping Center in Bala Cynwyd, Pa. Economic growth in the fourth quarter likely accelerated to the fastest pace since mid-2010.

Economy ending 2011 on a surprising upswing • Most analysts rule out another recession, but they also doubt the surge’s sustainability

By Paul Wiseman The Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The economy is ending 2011 on a roll.

The job market is healthier. Americans are spending lustily on holiday gifts.

A long-awaited turnaround for the depressed housing industry may be under way. Gas is cheaper. Factories are busier.

Stocks are higher.

Not bad for an economy faced with a debt crisis in Europe and, as recently as last summer, scattered predictions of a second recession at home. Instead, the economy has grown faster each quarter this year, and the final three months

should be the best.

“Things are looking up,” says Chris Rupkey, chief financial economist at the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ. When The Associated Press surveyed 43 economists in August, they pegged the likelihood of another recession at roughly one in four. The Dow Jones industrial average was lurching up or down by 400 points or more some days.

There was plenty of reason for gloom.

A political standoff over the federal borrowing limit brought the United States to the brink of default and cost the nation its top-drawer credit rating.

Most analysts now rule out another

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recession. They think the economy will grow at an annual rate of more than 3 percent from October through December, the fastest pace since a 3.8 percent performance in the spring of last year.

Many economists still worry that the year-end surge isn’t sustainable, in part because the average worker’s pay is barely rising. And Europe may be sliding into a recession that will infect the United States.

The outlook could darken further if Congress can’t break the impasse blocking an extension of a Social Security tax cut for 160 million Americans and emergency unemployment benefits.

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Tsunami reveals durability of Nissan Leaf

By Nick Bunkley

A cutaway rendering shows the plastic casing used on the Chevrolet Volt battery.

The Nissan Leaf battery is encased in steel.

New York Times News Service

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DETROIT — Nissan inadvertently gained some valuable insight into the durability of its electric car, the Leaf, when about two dozen of them were destroyed in the tsunami that ravaged Japan in March.

None of the cars caught fire, and their batteries remained fully intact, shielded by an airtight steel exoskeleton and two other layers of protection that surround the 660-pound packs.

“Considering how they were tossed around and crushed, we think that is a very good indication of the safety performance of that vehicle,” said Bob Yakushi, the director of product safety for Nissan North America.

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Nissan’s decision to encase the Leaf’s battery in steel may help explain why federal safety regulators investigating postcrash fire risks in the Chevrolet Volt do not have the same concerns about the Leaf. General Motors packages the Volt’s battery cells on a T-shaped steel tray with a plastic cover.

The durability and design of the Volt’s battery have come into question since two of them caught fire after being damaged in testing by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The fires prompted the agency to open a formal defect investigation of the Volt, a low-volume but high-visibility model that GM

has held up as proof it can lead the industry in advanced technology.

The NHTSA examined the Leaf and other electric vehicles after the initial Volt fire but last month said its testing “has not raised safety concerns about vehicles other than the Chevy Volt.”

A General Motors spokesman, Robert Peterson, said the Volt’s battery was “fully encased by the steel floor pan or rails” and that the company chose to use material for the cover that did not conduct electricity. But the Ford Motor Co. is following Nissan in putting a steel case around the pair of batteries that power an electric version of its Focus compact car, which it started building this month.

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Pronghorn changes yet to be determined

By Zack Hall The Bulletin

The general manager of Pronghorn Club & Resort said Wednesday that he does not expect immediate changes at the 640-acre property northeast of Bend.

Pronghorn’s lender, Société Générale, last week sold $43 million in loans for the property to Honolulu-based The Resort Group. Terms of the deal have yet to be disclosed.

But Spencer Schaub said any significant shift in the way the property is managed, including at its acclaimed Jack Nicklaus and Tom Fazio courses, would “probably be months” away, if at all.

“Nothing has changed other than our lender,” said Schaub, who was hired at Pronghorn in 2010 when Arizona-based golf management company Troon Golf was hired to manage the facility’s hospitality business. “It’s still the same ownership structure, and we are still operating day to day.”

Schaub agreed with a characterization that the sale, which closed last week, is similar to a home mortgage loan being sold from one lender to another, a common transaction in real estate.

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Manager, local golf pro buy Pro Golf

By Zack Hall The Bulletin

A longtime Central Oregon golf professional is part of a partnership that has bought Pro Golf of Bend.

Bend pro Andy Heinly, his wife, Nancy, and Nelson Von Stroh, the longtime general manager at Pro Golf, have partnered to buy the north Bend retail store from Bend’s John Cosgrave.

Cosgrave, a retired airline pilot, opened the store in 2005.

Heinly, who has spent stints as the general manager at Bend’s Broken Top Club and director of golf at Redmond’s Eagle Crest Resort, has been a fixture in the Central Oregon golf industry since 1998. He said he will join Von Stroh in the day-to-day operations of the store.

“We are going to be fullbore going ahead,” Heinly said Wednesday. “We want to be golf central in Central Oregon.”

The store, on Northeast Bend River Mall Drive next to Shopko, sells major brands of golf equipment and accessories.

Heinly, a 56-year-old member of the PGA of America, said the partnership hopes to cater more to junior golfers and women in the future as a one-stop shop for golfers.

“We want it to be a real friendly place to come and get equipment,” Heinly said. “We want to support the golf industry here in Central Oregon, working with the (golf) clubs and, obviously, players.”

Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

— Reporter: 541-617-7868, zhall@bendbulletin.com

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Jan. 7

By Joan Lowy

HOMEBUYING CLASS: Registration required; free; 5:309:30 p.m.; NeighborImpact, 20310 Empire Ave., Suite A110, Bend; 541-318-7506, ext. 109.

WASHINGTON — Rules aimed at preventing airline pilots from flying while dangerously fatigued were issued Wednesday by the Federal Aviation Administration, a move safety advocates have been urging for more than two decades.

The rules update current pilot work schedule regulations, which largely date back to the 1960s, to reflect studies on how much time pilots need for rest and an understanding of how travel through time zones and the human body clock’s response to light and darkness can affect performance.

Carriers have two years to adapt to the new rules. The FAA estimated the cost to industry at $297 million over 10 years, a fraction of the $2 billion a year that an airline trade association had estimated a draft proposal released by FAA over a year ago would cost.

The airline industry had opposed the draft rule as too costly for the safety benefits it

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TODAY BUSINESS NETWORK INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY MEETING: Starts promptly at 7 a.m.; free; Bend Masonic Center, 1036 N.E. Eighth St.; 541-610-9125.

BBG BEND BUSINESS GROUP: Weekly meeting. Guests preregister with Matt Bassitt; free; 7:30 a.m.; Phoenix Inn Suites Bend, 300 N.W. Franklin Ave.; 541323-7000 or www.schwab.com.

GETTING THE MOST OUT OF SCHWAB.COM: Registration required; free; noon-1 p.m.; Charles Schwab & Co., 777 N.W. Wall St., Suite 201, Bend; 541-3181794, luiz.soutomaior@schwab. com or www.schwab.com.

SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF BEND: Business meeting.

Registration required; free; noon; Boston’s, 61276 S. U.S. Highway 97, Suite 140; 541-728-0820, president@sibend.org or www.sibend.org.

TUESDAY OREGON ALCOHOL SERVER PERMIT TRAINING: Meets the minimum requirements by the Oregon Liquor Control Commission to obtain the alcohol server permit.

Preregistration required; $35; 4 p.m.; Round Table Pizza, 1552 N.E. Third St., Bend; 541-447-6384 or www.happyhourtraining.com.

MONDAY Jan. 9 FORECLOSURE PREVENTION CLASS: Learn about NeighborImpact’s Housing Center tools and services which can assist individuals struggling to pay their mortgages; free; 5:30-7:30 p.m.; NeighborImpact, 20310 Empire Ave., Suite A110, Bend; 541-318-7506, ext. 109, karenb@neighborimpact.org or www.homeownershipcenter.org.

TUESDAY Jan. 17 FINANCIAL PLANNING AND MONEY MANAGEMENT: Registration required; free; 5:30 p.m.; NeighborImpact, 20310 Empire Ave., Suite A110, Bend; 541-318-7506, ext. 109.

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NEIGHBORHOOD NIGHT: NorthWest Crossing businesses and restaurants will offer specials, entertainment and giveaways.

Held the last Wednesday of each month; free; 5-8 p.m.; NorthWest Crossing, Mt. Washington and Northwest Crossing drives, Bend.

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THURSDAY Dec. 29 BUSINESS NETWORK INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY MEETING: Starts promptly at 7 a.m.; free; Bend Masonic Center, 1036 N.E. Eighth St.; 541-610-9125.

BBG BEND BUSINESS GROUP: Weekly meeting. Guests preregister with Matt Bassitt; free; 7:30 a.m.; Phoenix Inn Suites Bend, 300 N.W. Franklin Ave.; 541323-7000 or www.schwab.com.

FRIDAY Dec. 30 EDWARD JONES COFFEE CLUB: Current market and economic update, including current rates; free; 9 a.m.; Ponderosa Coffee House, 61292 S. U.S. Highway 97, Suite 105, Bend; 541-617-8861.

THURSDAY Jan. 5 HOLDING EMPLOYEES AND OTHERS ACCOUNTABLE: Learn to ensure that team members do their jobs well and take responsibility for contributing to a common goal; $85; 8 a.m.-noon; Central Oregon Community College, 2600 N.W.

2012 CENTRAL OREGON FORECAST: Financial journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin, author of “Too Big to Fail,� will speak at the 2012 Central Oregon Forecast presented by the California Lutheran University Center for Economic Research and Forecasting. Also speaking are Tim Boyle, president and chief executive officer of Columbia Sportswear, Dr. Martin Regalia, chief economist of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and Bill Watkins, executive director of the California Lutheran University Center for Economic Research and Forecasting; $75 until Jan. 13; 7 a.m.; The Riverhouse Convention Center, 2850 N.W. Rippling River Court, Bend; 541-322-6130 or http://oregon.clucerf.org.events.

BASICS OF SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT: The first of five modules for people working toward the certified in production and inventory management designation.

Ten Wednesday evening sessions; $641; 6-9 p.m.; Central Oregon Community College, 2600 N.W. College Way, Bend; 541-383-7270 or http://noncredit.cocc.edu.

THURSDAY Jan. 19 MASTER OF PLANNING RESOURCES: The second of five modules for people working toward the certified in production and inventory management designation. 8 Thursday evening sessions; $780; 6-9 p.m.; Central Oregon Community College, 2600 N.W. College Way, Bend; 541-3837270 or http://noncredit.cocc.edu.

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Microsoft parting ways with Consumer Electronics Show

By Cecilia Kang The Washington Post

The technology industry’s biggest show-and-tell event, the Consumer Electronics Show, is losing its anchor company, Microsoft.

Microsoft said it decided to pull out of CES after the January 2012 show because the show no longer fits its needs and its timing does not always mesh with its product announcements. “We asked, ‘Are we doing something because it’s the right thing to do, or because it’s the way we’ve always done it?’ � Frank Shaw, Microsoft’s vice president of communications, said in a blog post.

With the decision, Micro-

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soft follows Apple and other Silicon Valley giants that have preferred more exclusive product launches over the expensive, days-long Las Vegas blitz in which thousands of companies compete for the spotlight. And it shows that events such as CES, run by the Virginiabased Consumer Electronics Association, is no longer the only way to meet partners and show off new gadgets.

Instead, companies such as Microsoft, Apple, Facebook and Amazon.com are hosting their own high-profile events for the launch of new products, and they are using social media services such as Facebook and Twitter to get the word to users.

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, left, with Federal Aviation Administration Acting Administrator Michael Huerta, speaks about the FAA’s new rules for pilots.

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would achieve. But FAA officials made substantial changes to the final rule to lower the cost. Several expensive reporting and training requirements were eliminated.

The new rules come nearly three years after the deadly crash of a regional airliner flown by two exhausted pilots.

Family members of the 50 people killed in the accident near Buffalo, N.Y., have lobbied re-

lentlessly for more stringent regulations.

The new rules would limit the maximum number of hours a pilot can be scheduled to be on duty — including wait time before flights and administrative duties — to between nine and 14 hours. The total depends upon the time of day pilots begin their first flight and the number of time zones crossed.

Bernanke policy paying off as savers become spenders berg calculations — predicts growth next year of just over WASHINGTON — Federal 3 percent, as companies beReserve Chairman Ben Ber- come more confident about nanke finally may be catch- the outlook and expand their ing a break: His easy-money businesses. policies are showing signs of The resilience of the econospeeding up the economic re- my will lift corporate earnings bound three years after he cut and stock prices, Sinai said. interest rates to zero.

Operating profits of Housing may be ANALYSIS companies in the Stannearing a bottom as redard & Poor’s 500 Incord-low mortgage rates tempt dex will rise by an average of more buyers into the market 8 percent to 10 percent in 2012, and confidence among home- and the stock gauge will end builders climbs to the highest the year at 1,400, he forecasts. since May 2010. Autos, another Big risks remain. The econpart of the economy sensitive omy may be buffeted in the to interest rates, are reviving, second half of next year by with carmakers reporting in what Ethan Harris at Bank of November their highest sales America Merrill Lynch calls pace in more than two years. a “policy-uncertainty shock.�

Banks also are starting to The co-head of global ecoput more of their money to nomic research in New York work, expanding commercial sees growth slowing to just and industrial loans last quar- over 1 percent in the third ter by the most since Lehman and fourth quarters of 2012, Brothers went bankrupt in as households and companies September 2008. wait to see what happens to “When the Fed sprinkles former President George W. happy dust on the economy, Bush’s income-tax cuts, which we always respond,� said Al- are scheduled to expire at the len Sinai, co-founder and chief end of 2012. global economist and strateEurope also is a concern. gist at Decision Economics in The sovereign-debt turmoil New York. “The happy dust there and a deceleration in has been out there a long, long emerging-market growth may time, and I think it finally may be “poised to knock us off be settling in some places.� course,� Federal Reserve Bank Since the recovery began in of Dallas President Richard June 2009, households have Fisher said Friday. focused on saving rather than The economy appears to be spending, while banks have ending 2011 with the fastest concentrated on rebuilding expansion of the year, said Micapital instead of lending. That chael Feroli, chief U.S. economay be changing, as both have mist for JPMorgan in New made progress in rebuilding York. He forecasts growth of their balance sheets, Sinai 3.5 percent in the fourth quarsaid. ter, compared with what he He sees growth accelerating said will be a downwardly rein the range of 2.5 percent to vised 1.5 percent in the third.

2.75 percent next year from 1.5 The Commerce Department percent to 2 percent this year, already cut its third-quarter when the economy was hit by estimate to a 2 percent anwhat Bernanke called “some nual rate on Nov. 22 from 2.5 elements of bad luck� in a Nov. percent.

2 news conference. These include a run-up in oil prices A slow adjustment It was the late Nobel laureate caused by the Arab spring and a sell-off in the stock market economist Milton Friedman triggered by Europe’s debt who first spoke of monetary policy affecting the economy crisis.

More bad luck may be in with “long and variable lags,� store if Congress fails to ex- as consumers and companies tend a payroll-tax cut and spe- gradually adjust spending in cial unemployment benefits response to changes in interbeyond the end of the year. est rates.

Transmission of this policy That could knock a percentage point off growth in 2012, to the economy “has been reviving fears of a double dip, gummed up� during the resaid Stuart Hoffman, chief covery, as households held economist at PNC Financial back on spending and banks restrained lending, said Paul Services Group in Pittsburgh.

Ballew, chief economist at An optimistic view Nationwide Mutual Insurance Lou Crandall, chief econo- Co. in Columbus, Ohio, and a mist at Wrightson ICAP in Fed adviser. Now, “it’s starting Jersey City, N.J., is even more to free up a bit.� optimistic than Sinai. CranWith their balance sheets dall — the most-accurate fore- fortified, banks have increased caster of the U.S. economy commercial and industrial as of Dec. 1, based on Bloom- loans by an average annual

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pace of almost 10 percent in the third quarter, the highest since the comparable quarter in 2008, compared with a 1.7 percent decline in the past four years, based on Fed data.

Consumers also are in better financial shape, thanks to reductions in debt and the Fed’s record-low interest rates.

Household-debt payments as a share of disposable income stood at 11 percent in the third quarter, the lowest since 1994 and down from a peak of 14 percent set in 2007, according to data from the central bank.

That has freed up money for spending, and the automobile industry is a beneficiary. U.S. light-duty car and truck sales rose to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 13.6 million in November, the best month since August 2009, based on data from Autodata Corp. in Woodcliff, N.J. “We’re going to breach 14 million� for 2012 as a whole, said Ballew, a former director of global market and industry analysis for General Motors in Detroit. He reckons sales this year will come in just below 13 million. “It’s a good time to buy,� he said. “Affordability is at an extremely high level, and autoloan rates are at the lowest they’ve ever been.�

The average age of cars and light trucks on the road today has risen to 10.6 years, Jenny Lin, senior U.S. economist at Dearborn, Mich.-based Ford, said on a Dec. 1 conference call. That’s above the sevento-7.5 years Ballew says is the long-term average. “We are going to see more and more of this pent-up demand realized,� Lin told analysts and reporters.

Pent-up demand The story is much the same in housing. Low mortgage rates and the steep drop in prices have made homes more affordable than they’ve been in years, said Thomas Lawler, a former economist with government-backed mortgage company Fannie Mae in Washington, who now is an independent housing consultant in Leesburg, Va. There’s also a lot of pentup demand in this market, as many young adults put off moving away from their parents because of the tough economic times, he added. “Residential-investment spending has hit a bottom, and it probably will pick up a little bit next year,� he said. “Bernanke was right; there was an element of bad luck this year,� Crandall said. “Things don’t look bad for the U.S. in 2012.�

Walgreen faces loss of millions of pharmacy customers

By Bruce Japsen New York Times News Service

CHICAGO — The historically steady growth of the Walgreen Co.’s business of filling prescriptions is likely to drop off sharply next year, as the pharmacy giant faces the imminent loss of millions of customers who use the pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts.

Express Scripts and Walgreen have been battling over payment issues for months. Walgreen said Wednesday that it has been unsuccessful at getting most of its customers who have their drug coverage managed by Express Scripts to switch to another pharmacy benefit manager, or PBM. Barring a last-minute agreement, the relationship will end Jan. 1. Customers covered by an Express Scripts prescription plan will then face the choice of switching to another pharmacy or paying for their drugs out of their own pockets if they stay at Walgreen. “While we remain open to any fair and competitive offer from Express Scripts, we firmly believe that accepting their proposal was not in the best interests of our shareholders,� said Walgreen’s chief executive, Gregory Wasson, in a statement. The company said its negotiations with health plans and employers have resulted in retaining just 11.4 percent, or about 10 million, of the 90 million prescriptions managed by Express Scripts that were filled by Walgreen in the fiscal year that ended Aug. 31.

Business ramifications Walgreen, based in Deerfield, Ill., is the nation’s largest pharmacy chain with more than 8,200 locations in the United States. Its retail stores operate under the Walgreens and Duane Reade names.

Walgreen said it expects a negative impact to earnings of 21 cents a share in fiscal 2012 from the breakup with Express Scripts, assuming that it eventually retains 25 percent of the customers who have Express Scripts plans. The company would not release a specific estimate of the lost revenue, but analysts expect more than $4 billion could be at risk, given the retention figures released Wednesday. Walgreen generated $5.3 billion, or 7 percent of its $72 billion in fiscal 2011 revenue, from customers with drug coverage managed by Express Scripts.

Walgreen shares, which fell sharply early on Wednesday, ended the day at $33.37, down 13 cents.

An Express Scripts spokesman, Thom Gross, said Wednesday that his company remains willing to strike a new deal with Walgreen if the price is right. “As always, we are open to having them in our network at rates and terms that are right for our clients,� he said.

The contract dispute has already had a slight impact on Walgreen earnings.

On Wednesday, Walgreen said higher costs across the company contributed to a 4.5 percent decline in profits to $554 million in the company’s first quarter, ended Nov. 30. Net income rose a penny to 63 cents a share, from 62 cents in the quarter a year ago, trailing most analysts’ estimates of 67 cents.

Walgreen said its decision not to be a part of Express Scripts pharmacy network cost 1 cent a share in comparable pharmacy sales and 1 cent a share in related expenses. Walgreen said sales rose 4.7 percent to $18.1 billion in the quarter.

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Kristin Hanson, a jewelry designer, says she felt overwhelmed by all the requests for donations this year. She decided to give to people she had relationships with throughout the year.

Etiquette guidelines in a season of giving • It’s often difficult to decide when to give and when to deny a request

By Paul Sullivan

“Charity is about your heart and your soul, but you can also use your head. That means having time to think and plan.”

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This is the time of year when you are asked for all sorts of donations. I always find the process moderately stressful, but not because my wife and I are agonizing over how much to give.

There are plenty of guides that tell you what to give to your mail carrier (not allowed to accept cash, and noncash gifts cannot exceed $20 in value), your baby sitter (one to two weeks’ pay) and your doorman, if you live in an apartment building ($75 and up, but make sure it’s not less than last year).

My daughter just started preschool this year, so we have a whole new category on our list, and it includes items like gifts for teachers and meeting a request for the school’s annual fund. But that was easy to solve. We just asked other parents what they gave.

But because these are not ordinary economic times, and a lot of people are unemployed or underemployed, some of the requests for money this year don’t fit into a neat mathematical calculation. Should you respond with a gift? And how do you figure out the appropriate amount?

I thought it worthwhile to ask other people how they were handling this. I also wanted to quiz experts on the ethics and etiquette of giving.

Here’s what I learned.

Empathy gifts Brian O’Connor, the director of marketing and public relations at Cunard, the cruise line, told me he noticed something different about the myriad requests he has been receiving for year-end donations: more friends asking for help.

Appeals “range from individual friends asking me on Facebook for help to others saying, ‘I’m a little low on money, and I want to do something for the kids,’ ” he said. “That’s tough.”

Such requests are what Elizabeth Franklin, the founder and chief executive of the Franklin Report, a high-end guide to service providers, calls “empathy gifts.” They are a direct response to the economic situation and the desire of someone with more to help someone with less.

Franklin said a friend of hers gave a $1,000 tip to her hairdresser, who was struggling to put her children through school. She said the friend explained it this way, “She’s having a harder time making ends meet than I am.”

Melanie McGlade, who lives in Darien, Conn., did something more extreme.

She canceled Christmas for her two sons, 12 and 17, and is giving the money she would have spent on their gifts to local charities that help impov-

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erished children.

“My kids are mad,” she said. “They 100 percent understand it and get it, and they know it’s the right thing.

But it would be unnatural if they didn’t complain a bit.”

Yet, she said, she reminded them that they get clothes when they need them throughout the year and will soon be taking a trip to Colorado. “It’s not like I’m locking them in a closet,” she said.

While her children may be miffed, Joshua Perry, assistant professor of business law and ethics at the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University, said such a gesture could remind givers of their own good fortune.

“Sometimes it’s helpful to have a dose of humility about the good fortune that many of us might enjoy,” he said, “and to recognize that over the course of a lifetime, a break in this or that other direction, and we could be that guy who is struggling.”

O’Connor said he planned to discreetly send checks to his friends who asked for help. “I believe that there is a positive karma thing to keep money flowing in and around you, whether it’s a heftier tip to a great server or that friend who is strapped to pay that electric bill.”

Obligatory gifts Not all holiday requests are born of good will. Some feel like old-fashioned shakedowns.

That is the case with a trader at a bank, who asked not to be named for fear of losing her job. She received an email this month listing what people at different levels should donate toward a holiday gift for the team’s assistants. The amounts ranged from $100 to $250.

“Every holiday, it’s how much money do you give to all these different people, from teachers to work colleagues,” she said. “It would be better if it was discretionary.”

Her boss had no sympathy for her argument and essentially told her to fall into line, she said. “Why am I giving to a colleague and not to the Starbucks guy who at least remembers what kind of coffee I like?”

Anna Post, Emily Post’s great-great-granddaughter and the co-author of the just-published 18th edition of “Emily Post’s Etiquette” (HarperCollins), said a person in this situation was out of luck.

“There are some things that can’t be solved except from

the top,” she said. “Opting into a culture is important, whether or not you agree with all the finer points. You have to do what they do. It’s going to be pretty tough for you if you try to opt out of it.”

Kristin Hanson, a jewelry designer in New York, views requests from customers, vendors and friends as part of doing business. This year, she moved her design studio and jewelry school from Brooklyn to TriBeCa in Manhattan, and said she knew she needed to ingratiate herself into the new neighborhood. But as the requests streamed in, she said she felt overwhelmed and had to step back and assess them.

She decided to give to people she had relationships with through the year, whether they asked her to buy a ticket to a benefit or to donate her space for an event.

“I have to take care of my inside people,” Hanson said.

But for others, she added, “You definitely have to say no because you have no choice.”

Giving fatigue All of these requests can seem too much — and expensive.

An investment adviser in Los Angeles with three children said he had already been to 15 parties in which he was expected to give a toy with a suggested value of at least $25. He has about 10 more of these parties to go.

“I sliced everything in half,” said the adviser, who asked not to be named because his wife is an actress and he did not want to jeopardize their relationships. “Why? The number of people asking for an unwrapped toy went up 300 percent. From a budget perspective, I couldn’t fulfill every unwrapped toy.”

Zach Merck, a real estate consultant outside of Denver, said his fatigue was not limited to the holiday season. He said the requests throughout the year from his son’s school wore on him, yet he still gave.

“Sometimes the intent is very good, but I think there hasn’t been a lot of thought put into it,” he said. “I wish it was not as frequent of an occurrence.”

This is where the professionals say it is all right to say no.

“There is no obligation to explain your budget to someone or apologize for what you’ve given,” Post said.

“When you’re saying no, believe me, you’re not going to be their only no.”

Still, none of us should be surprised by the flood of holiday appeals. “People ask so much of us around the holiday season because we procrastinate,” said Melissa Berman, president and chief executive of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, which advises donors.

And that is why she suggests a more measured approach. “Charity is about your heart and your soul, but you can also use your head,” she said. “That means having time to think and plan.”

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2011 • THE BULLETIN

EUROPE

Pronghorn

Central bank shifts course in easing credit

Continued from B1 The management of the property should remain the same, including Troon continuing its management of Pronghorn’s golf and hospitality operations, Schaub said.

Deschutes County property records listed Société Générale, a multinational bank headquartered in Paris, as the beneficiary for $43 million in loan agreements. According to records filed last week, those loan agreements were bought by Pronghorn Resort LLC, which shares the same Hawaiian address as The Resort Group.

The Resort Group calls itself a “master developer,” having redesigned or rebranded resorts in Hawaii, California and the Bahamas, according

Continent’s debt crisis — a cascading problem that for nearly two years has plagued financial markets around the world and now threatens global economic growth.

U.S. officials and global economists have long urged the Europe’s central bank to take just such an aggressive stance — even as European political leaders have repeatedly failed to devise concrete near-term plans to address Europe’s debt problems and deteriorating finances.

Carl Weinberg, chief economist at the consulting firm High Frequency Economics and a professed bear

By Nelson D. Schwartz and David Jolly New York Times News Service

After long resisting the kind of financial force Washington used at the height of the financial crisis in 2008, European central bankers shifted course Wednesday.

They pumped nearly $640 billion into the Continent’s banking system, raising hopes that the move could alleviate the region’s credit squeeze.

Though it is too soon to gauge any longer-term benefits, the move, by the European Central Bank, could be a turning point in the

Economy Continued from B1 Yet for now, the economy is on an upswing that few had predicted: • Jobs: The number of people applying for unemployment benefits came in at 366,000 last week, down from a peak of 659,000 in March 2009. Even in good economic times, the figure would be between 280,000 and 350,000.

Employers have added at least 100,000 jobs five months in a row, the longest streak since 2006. And the unemployment rate fell from 9 percent in October to 8.6 percent last month, the lowest since March 2009.

Small businesses are hiring again, too, according to the National Federation of Independent Business.

Business is up at AG Salesworks in Norwood, Mass., which helps technology companies like Motorola find new customers. The firm has hired 26 workers to restore its staff to 56, erasing the job cuts from the recession. CEO Paul Alves plans to add an employee or two a month as long as growth continues.

“I do see more confidence than I saw 12 months ago,” Alves says. “But it’s good, not

great. Robust isn’t the word I’d use.”

• Spending: The holiday shopping season has turned out better than anyone expected. Sales from November through Saturday were up 2.5 percent from last year.

Americans have spent $32 billion online, 15 percent more than a year ago. Retail sales were up in November for the sixth month in a row. People are spending, in particular, on clothes, cars, electronics and furniture. confidence: • Consumer Americans felt better about the economy in November than they had since July, according to the Conference Board, a business group that tracks the mood of consumers.

The board’s consumer confidence index climbed 15 points to 56 in November, the biggest one-month jump since April 2003. During the Great Recession, the index fell as low as 25.

“It seems like the confidence of the traditional American consumer is higher right now,” says Jim Newman, executive vice president of operations at the digital marketing company Acquity Group, which has added 100 jobs since summer.

• Gas: Falling prices at the pump have freed more money

on the European outlook, said he was stunned by the size of the monetary operation, saying it suggested that Europe’s central bank had “shown a path toward averting catastrophic collapse in Europe.”

Indeed, some analysts suggest the central bank’s new lending program represents a kind of back door to the easy-money policy pursued by the Federal Reserve after the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008, which is widely credited with averting a broader economic disaster.

Mario Draghi, the central

bank’s new president, has resisted calls to stand directly behind debtor governments by buying their bonds as necessary, without limit.

But the volume of money pumped into the system on Wednesday suggested that Draghi was prepared to indirectly support those governments through their nation’s commercial banks.

If it works, the quiet virtue of the European Central Bank’s new lending program will be that it helped buttress banks while easing the pressure on governments — without the appearance of a direct rescue.

for consumers to spend on appliances, furniture, vacations and other things that help drive the economy. The national average for regular unleaded has sunk to $3.21 a gallon since peaking at $3.98 in May, according to the AAA Daily Fuel Gauge.

• Inventories: Businesses are restocking shelves and warehouses, more confident that customers will buy their products. In October, their inventories were up 8.7 percent from a year earlier. An increase in inventories is expected to account for perhaps a third of growth this quarter.

The battered housing market might be showing signs of recovery. Home construction rose more than 9 percent in November from October, driven by apartment building.

And the National Association of Realtors said Wednesday that sales of previously occupied homes rose 4 percent in November.

But housing is climbing out of a deep hole: The existing homes sold at an annual rate of 4.4 million — well below the 6 million that would signal a healthy housing market. And the real-estate agents’ trade group revealed Wednesday that it overstated sales by 3.5 million during and after the

Great Recession.

Once they peer into 2012, economists turn cautious. Bernard Baumohl, chief economist with the Economic Outlook Group, says that stronger consumer spending “is absolutely unsustainable. … Wages have not kept pace with inflation all year.”

The government says that once you adjust for inflation, weekly earnings dropped 1.8 percent from November 2010 to last month. Consumers have used savings or credit cards to finance their purchases. Once bills come due in early 2012, Baumohl foresees a cutback in spending.

Baumohl is so pessimistic that he expects the economy to shrink at a 0.2 percent annual rate in the first three months of 2012 and to end the year with no more than 1.8 percent growth.

Europe is almost sure to slide into recession, even if its policymakers find a solution to the continent’s debt crisis.

In the worst case, a chaotic breakup of the euro currency could ignite a worldwide financial panic.

Joe Echevarria, CEO of the accounting and consulting firm Deloitte LLP, says his company’s clients are delaying hiring or expansion deci-

sions to see if Europe’s crisis will be resolved.

Another worry — again — is Washington. President Barack Obama and Republicans in Congress still had not broken their impasse Wednesday on how to extend a Social Security tax cut. Without an extension, taxes will go up $1,000 in 2012 for someone making $50,000. A couple making $100,000 each would pay $4,000 more.

Failing to extend the tax cut, combined with the end of long-term unemployment benefits and other federal budget cuts, could shave 1.7 percentage points from growth in 2012, warns Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics.

Forecasters are also chastened by the past two years.

Since the Great Recession officially ended in June 2009, the economy has stalled twice just when it appeared to be gaining momentum.

In mid-2010, businesses slowed spending sharply. This year, the damage came from protests in the Middle East

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to its website.

In the short term, Pronghorn is without a head golf professional after longtime pro Nolan Halterman left in November for a job at a course in Nevada, a move unrelated to the sale.

But whether Pronghorn will noticeably change is yet to be determined, Schaub said.

“From a member standpoint or a guest standpoint, we are still going to continue to operate for the future,” Schaub said. “Will there be something more to say? I think so.

But there certainly isn’t in the short term.

“There is still more development to happen out here. And when people get their hands around that, I think there is going to be a great message to say.”

— Reporter: 541-617-7868, zhall@bendbulletin.com

that drove oil prices higher at the start of the year, the earthquake in Japan in March, budget cuts by state and local governments and the stalemate in Washington.

But Joel Naroff of Naroff Economic Advisors says he thinks the fears about next year are overblown and the economy will grow 3 percent in 2012. Next year will be all about jobs. If job growth keeps accelerating, the economy is much more likely to meet Naroff’s predictions than the pessimists’.

In addition, Naroff says, that’s because consumers and businesses have grown more confident. If Europe averts disaster — a crackup of the eurozone — and endures only a mild recession, as Naroff expects, the impact on the United States will be minimal, he says.

“If you stopped the average person on the street and asked, ‘Are you slowing your spending because of what’s happening in Europe?’ they’d ask, ‘What planet are you from?’ ”

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44.00 +18.57 +73.0 26.30 +3.64 +16.1 15.43 +1.58 +11.4 33.87 +2.84 +9.2 11.26 +.92 +8.9

Losers ($2 or more)

Amex

Most Active ($1 or more) Name

Vol (00)

BarcUBS36 GoldStr g NwGold g VantageDrl CheniereEn

Last Chg

26997 42.13 +.32 26482 1.73 +.03 25998 10.31 +.12 22315 1.14 +.05 19029 8.38 +.05

Gainers ($2 or more)

Nasdaq

Most Active ($1 or more) Name

Vol (00)

Last Chg

Oracle RschMotn PwShs QQQ Microsoft Cisco

1767027 694368 640539 628252 564326

25.77 -3.40 13.78 +1.26 55.13 -.80 25.76 -.26 17.92 -.49

Gainers ($2 or more)

Name

Last

Chg %Chg

Name

Last

FieldPnt BioTime OrionEngy Banro g TrioTch

3.65 6.02 2.88 3.48 2.35

+.51 +16.2 +.55 +10.1 +.26 +9.9 +.25 +7.7 +.15 +6.8

FSI Intl SuffolkB lf SemiLeds Sinovac TaylorCap

3.49 +.49 +16.3 10.25 +1.37 +15.4 3.28 +.39 +13.5 2.52 +.28 +12.5 9.44 +.98 +11.6

Losers ($2 or more)

Name

Last

Chg %Chg

Name

Last

CSVS2xVxS PrUltVixST ProsHldg VMware C-TrCVOL

29.03 11.08 15.31 76.85 28.41

-4.43 -13.2 -1.68 -13.2 -1.77 -10.4 -8.47 -9.9 -2.88 -9.2

Aerosonic MAG Slv g HstnAEn HaderaPap InvCapHld

2.67 -.17 6.39 -.38 11.41 -.63 37.41 -1.99 3.90 -.20

1,866 1,169 103 3,138 141 29

Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows

Diary Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows

Indexes

Chg %Chg

Losers ($2 or more)

Chg %Chg

Name

Last

-6.0 -5.6 -5.2 -5.1 -4.9

CommVlt HorizPh n CarrollB Oracle MagyarBc

40.39 -5.93 -12.8 4.62 -.63 -12.0 2.94 -.39 -11.7 25.77 -3.40 -11.7 2.52 -.32 -11.3

234 206 45 485 14 14

Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows

Diary

Chg %Chg

Diary 1,250 1,288 152 2,690 50 63

52-Week High Low

Name

12,876.00 10,404.49 5,627.85 3,950.66 459.94 381.99 8,718.25 6,414.89 2,490.51 1,941.99 2,887.75 2,298.89 1,370.58 1,074.77 14,562.01 11,208.42 868.57 601.71

Dow Jones Industrials Dow Jones Transportation Dow Jones Utilities NYSE Composite Amex Index Nasdaq Composite S&P 500 Wilshire 5000 Russell 2000

Last

Net Chg

%Chg

YTD %Chg

52-wk %Chg

12,107.74 4,984.84 458.71 7,388.52 2,237.63 2,577.97 1,243.72 13,056.77 740.45

+4.16 +28.97 +6.99 +27.55 +6.93 -25.76 +2.42 +24.47 +2.23

+.03 +.58 +1.55 +.37 +.31 -.99 +.20 +.19 +.30

+4.58 -2.39 +13.26 -7.23 +1.32 -2.82 -1.11 -2.27 -5.51

+4.74 -2.24 +13.15 -6.85 +3.42 -3.50 -1.20 -2.36 -6.34

World markets

Currencies

Here is how key international stock markets performed Wednesday.

Market Close % Change

Key currency exchange rates Wednesday compared with late Tuesday in New York.

Dollar vs: Exchange Rate Pvs Day

Amsterdam Brussels Paris London Frankfurt Hong Kong Mexico Milan New Zealand Tokyo Seoul Singapore Sydney Zurich

Australia Dollar Britain Pound Canada Dollar Chile Peso China Yuan Euro Euro Hong Kong Dollar Japan Yen Mexico Peso Russia Ruble So. Korea Won Sweden Krona Switzerlnd Franc Taiwan Dollar

300.80 2,026.32 3,030.47 5,389.74 5,791.53 18,416.45 36,627.96 14,819.86 3,223.08 8,459.98 1,848.41 2,673.32 4,190.20 5,227.89

-.33 -1.16 -.82 -.55 -.95 +1.86 +1.07 -.97 +.66 +1.48 +3.09 +2.25 +2.02 +.02

t t t t t s s t s s s s s s

1.0077 1.5671 .9728 .001914 .1578 1.3044 .1285 .012806 .072167 .0315 .000869 .1450 1.0682 .0330

1.0062 1.5660 .9699 .001929 .1575 1.3076 .1285 .012842 .072516 .0313 .000864 .1456 1.0738 .0330

Selected mutual funds YTD Name NAV Chg %Ret Amer Beacon Inv: LgCap Inv 17.78 +0.08 -4.0 Amer Century Inv: EqInc 7.25 +0.04 +2.4 GrowthI 24.33 -0.11 -1.9 Ultra 22.64 -0.15 American Funds A: AmcpA p 18.63 +0.02 -0.7 AMutlA p 25.75 +0.08 +3.5 BalA p 18.15 +0.01 +2.9 BondA p 12.51 -0.03 +5.9 CapIBA p 48.64 +0.15 +1.6 CapWGA p 31.69 +0.01 -8.8 CapWA p 20.58 -0.02 +3.4 EupacA p 35.33 -0.06 -14.6 FdInvA p 34.98 +0.05 -3.0 GovtA p 14.66 -0.03 +7.3 GwthA p 28.45 -0.01 -5.8 HI TrA p 10.65 +0.01 +1.5 IncoA p 16.78 +0.05 +4.4 IntBdA p 13.60 -0.01 +3.4 ICAA p 26.90 +0.07 -3.1 NEcoA px 23.59 -0.16 -6.4 N PerA p 26.16 -0.07 -8.6 NwWrldA 46.48 -0.02 -14.9 SmCpA p 32.92 -15.3 TxExA p 12.47 +9.7 WshA p 28.05 +0.09 +5.7 Artisan Funds: Intl 19.42 -0.03 -9.2 MidCap 32.64 -0.35 -2.9 MidCapVal 19.50 +0.06 +5.3 Baron Funds: Growth 50.81 -0.01 +0.8 Bernstein Fds: IntDur 13.81 -0.03 +6.4 DivMu 14.76 +6.7 TxMgdIntl 12.32 -0.07 -19.8 BlackRock A: EqtyDiv 17.93 +0.12 +4.3 GlAlA r 18.05 -4.3 BlackRock B&C:

GlAlC t 16.83 +0.01 BlackRock Instl: EquityDv 17.96 +0.12 GlbAlloc r 18.13 +0.01 Calamos Funds: GrwthA p 48.17 -0.76 Cohen & Steers: RltyShrs 59.96 -0.02 Columbia Class A: DivrBd 5.02 -0.01 TxEA p 13.59 Columbia Class Z: Acorn Z 27.30 -0.05 AcornIntZ 33.86 +0.02 LgCapGr 11.87 -0.20 ValRestr 44.05 +0.25 Credit Suisse Comm: ComRet t 8.16 +0.05 DFA Funds: IntlCorEq 9.13 -0.02 USCorEq1 10.65 +0.03 USCorEq2 10.49 +0.05 Davis Funds A: NYVen A x 32.22 -0.15 Davis Funds Y: NYVenY x 32.54 -0.25 Delaware Invest A: Diver Inc p 9.35 -0.01 Dimensional Fds: EmMCrEq 17.20 +0.14 EmMktV 25.98 +0.25 IntSmVa 13.38 -0.02 LargeCo 9.78 +0.02 USLgVa 18.87 +0.17 US Small 20.50 +0.08 US SmVa 23.18 +0.25 IntlSmCo 13.66 -0.03 Fixd 10.30 IntVa 14.54 -0.04 Glb5FxInc 10.87 -0.01 2YGlFxd 10.08 Dodge&Cox: Balanced 66.69 +0.07 Income 13.22 -0.03

-5.0 +4.6 -4.0 -9.8 +4.7 +5.8 +11.3 -5.5 -15.2 -4.4 -11.6 -12.5 -16.3 -1.7 -3.0 -5.6 -5.4 +5.7 -20.8 -25.6 -18.7 +0.9 -4.5 -3.2 -7.5 -16.4 +0.6 -18.0 +4.1 +0.8 -2.8 +4.1

IntlStk x 28.93 Stock 100.29 +0.23 DoubleLine Funds: TRBd I 11.11 TRBd N p 11.10 Dreyfus: Aprec 40.63 +0.19 Eaton Vance A: LgCpVal 17.03 +0.08 Eaton Vance I: FltgRt 8.79 GblMacAbR 9.87 LgCapVal 17.09 +0.09 FMI Funds: LgCap p 15.23 FPA Funds: NwInc 10.64 FPACres 26.60 +0.02 Fairholme 23.95 +0.20 Federated Instl: TotRetBd 11.34 -0.01 Fidelity Advisor A: NwInsgh p 19.55 -0.03 StrInA 12.25 -0.11 Fidelity Advisor I: NwInsgtI 19.78 -0.04 Fidelity Freedom: FF2010 13.41 FF2015 11.18 -0.01 FF2015K 12.42 FF2020 13.45 FF2020K 12.72 FF2025 11.08 FF2025K 12.73 +0.01 FF2030 13.16 FF2030K 12.83 FF2035 10.80 +0.01 FF2040 7.53 +0.01 FF2040K 12.83 +0.01 Fidelity Invest: AllSectEq 11.08 AMgr50 14.88 -0.02 AMgr20 r 12.66 -0.01 Balanc 18.00 -0.01

NA -5.4 NA NA +6.4 -5.7 +2.1 -5.4 +0.5 +2.1 +2.3 -30.1 +5.8 -1.9 +3.1 -1.6 -0.9 -1.0 -1.0 -2.1 -2.0 -3.5 -3.3 -4.0 -4.0 -5.5 -5.6 -5.7 -4.1 -1.6 +2.1 +0.6

BalancedK 18.00 BlueChGr 41.94 Canada 48.95 CapAp 24.55 CpInc r 8.63 Contra 66.85 ContraK 66.80 DisEq 21.27 DivIntl 25.16 DivrsIntK r 25.12 DivGth 25.52 Eq Inc 40.76 EQII 17.17 Fidel 30.84 FltRateHi r 9.61 GNMA 11.81 GovtInc 10.73 GroCo 80.04 GroInc 18.01 GrowthCoK79.96 HighInc r 8.59 IntBd 10.84 IntmMu 10.42 IntlDisc 27.17 InvGrBd 11.63 InvGB 7.69 LgCapVal 9.94 LowP r 35.41 LowPriK r 35.38 Magelln 62.32 MidCap 26.32 MuniInc 12.98 NwMkt r 15.80 OTC 54.23 100Index 8.71 Puritn 17.54 SAllSecEqF11.08 SCmdtyStrt 8.95 SrsIntGrw 9.97 SrsIntVal 7.93 SrInvGrdF 11.64 STBF 8.48 StratInc 10.78 TotalBd 10.87

-0.01 -0.21 +0.20 -0.01 +0.01 -0.11 -0.12 +0.06 -0.08 -0.08 +0.03 +0.18 +0.07

-0.02 -0.02 -0.51 +0.05 -0.51 +0.01 -0.01 -0.09 -0.03 -0.01 +0.07 +0.07 +0.07 -0.11 -0.03 -0.01 +0.02 -0.78 +0.02 -0.01 +0.06 -0.02 -0.04 -0.02 -0.01 -0.02

+0.8 -3.8 -14.5 -3.0 -2.5 -1.0 -0.9 -4.2 -15.0 -14.8 -9.7 -5.9 -4.0 -3.3 +1.3 +7.5 +7.4 -0.4 +0.1 -0.3 +2.6 +5.7 +7.5 -16.6 +7.2 +7.4 -7.2 -1.0 -0.8 -12.5 -3.7 +10.1 +7.6 -1.3 +1.7 -0.2 -3.9 -14.0 -10.6 -18.0 +7.4 +1.6 +4.2 +6.8

USBI 11.73 -0.03 +7.1 Value 62.60 +0.32 -8.0 Fidelity Selects: Gold r 43.31 +0.19 -14.2 Fidelity Spartan: ExtMkIn 35.23 +0.10 -4.4 500IdxInv 43.98 +0.09 +0.9 500Idx I 43.98 +0.09 NS IntlInxInv 29.25 -0.14 -13.6 TotMktInv 35.74 +0.08 -0.1 Fidelity Spart Adv: 500IdxAdv 43.98 +0.09 +0.9 TotMktAd r 35.74 +0.08 -0.1 First Eagle: GlblA 44.79 +0.19 -0.9 OverseasA 20.21 +0.09 -6.3 Forum Funds: AbsStrI r 11.04 +0.01 +2.5 Frank/Temp Frnk A: FedTFA p 12.13 +11.6 FoundAl p 9.99 +0.03 -3.1 HYTFA px 10.24 +11.8 IncomA p 2.08 +0.01 +1.8 RisDvA p 34.46 +0.12 +6.2 USGovA p 6.91 -0.01 +6.3 Frank/Tmp Frnk Adv: GlbBdAdv 12.42 +0.03 -1.8 IncmeAd 2.06 +0.01 +1.5 Frank/Temp Frnk C: IncomC t 2.09 +0.8 Frank/Temp Mtl A&B: SharesA 19.59 +0.11 -2.9 Frank/Temp Temp A: ForgnA p 5.83 -0.01 -14.0 GlBd A p 12.46 +0.03 -2.0 GrwthA p 16.06 -0.02 -7.7 WorldA p 13.56 -6.7 Frank/Temp Tmp B&C: GlBdC p 12.48 +0.03 -2.4 GE Elfun S&S: S&S PM 38.87 -0.10 -3.4 GMO Trust III: Quality 21.82 -0.08 +10.6 GMO Trust IV:

IntlIntrVl 18.57 -0.07 GMO Trust VI: EmgMkts r 10.33 +0.05 Quality 21.82 -0.09 Goldman Sachs Inst: HiYield 6.82 MidCapV 33.19 +0.18 Harbor Funds: Bond 12.12 CapApInst 36.54 -0.35 Intl r 51.67 -0.17 Hartford Fds A: CpAppA p 29.10 +0.01 Hartford HLS IA : CapApp 37.13 -0.03 Div&Gr 19.48 +0.10 TotRetBd 11.57 -0.01 Hussman Funds: StrGrowth 12.58 -0.02 IVA Funds: Wldwide I r15.22 -0.06 Invesco Funds A: Chart p 15.91 CmstkA 15.05 +0.08 EqIncA 8.23 +0.03 GrIncA p 18.34 +0.11 HYMuA 9.37 +0.01 Ivy Funds: AssetSC t 21.46 -0.06 AssetStA p 22.08 -0.06 AssetStrI r 22.26 -0.07 JPMorgan A Class: CoreBd A 11.85 -0.01 JPMorgan Sel Cls: CoreBd 11.84 -0.01 HighYld 7.61 +0.01 ShtDurBd 10.96 USLCCrPls 19.54 -0.02 Janus T Shrs: OvrseasT r 31.95 -0.01 PrkMCVal T21.78 +0.09 John Hancock Cl 1: LSBalanc 12.38 LSGrwth 12.12 +0.01

-11.9 -16.8 +10.7 +1.6 -7.3 +2.9 -0.4 -12.4 -16.0 -12.3 +6.4 +2.4 -2.9 -1.0 -3.0 -2.3 -3.3 +10.7 -9.1 -8.4 -8.2 +6.9 +7.1 +1.9 +1.6 -4.8 -31.6 -3.5 -2.8 -5.6

Lazard Instl: EmgMktI 17.85 +0.10 -17.7 Longleaf Partners: Partners 26.55 +0.02 -3.7 Loomis Sayles: LSBondI 13.82 +2.9 StrInc C 14.33 +1.7 LSBondR 13.77 +2.7 StrIncA 14.25 +0.01 +2.5 Loomis Sayles Inv: InvGrBdY 12.09 -0.01 +4.4 Lord Abbett A: AffilA p 10.44 +0.06 -9.1 BdDebA p 7.59 +3.1 ShDurIncA p4.53 +2.8 Lord Abbett C: ShDurIncC t 4.56 +2.1 Lord Abbett F: ShtDurInco 4.53 +2.9 MFS Funds A: TotRA 13.93 +0.01 +0.9 ValueA 22.11 +0.06 -1.4 MFS Funds I: ValueI 22.20 +0.05 -1.2 Manning&Napier Fds: WldOppA 6.55 -0.06 -17.2 MergerFd 15.99 +1.3 Metro West Fds: TotRetBd 10.33 -0.02 +4.7 TotRtBdI 10.33 -0.01 +5.0 MorganStanley Inst: MCapGrI 32.66 -0.20 -7.6 Mutual Series: GblDiscA 26.75 +0.12 -4.4 GlbDiscZ 27.07 +0.13 -4.1 SharesZ 19.73 +0.11 -2.6 Neuberger&Berm Fds: GenesInst 46.46 +0.08 +4.9 Northern Funds: HiYFxInc 6.99 NA Oakmark Funds I: EqtyInc r 26.82 +0.03 -0.2 Intl I r 16.35 +0.07 -15.1 Oakmark 41.05 -0.07 +0.3

Old Westbury Fds: GlobOpp 6.74 +0.01 GlbSMdCap13.30 +0.01 Oppenheimer A: DvMktA p 29.18 +0.18 GlobA p 53.38 -0.12 GblStrIncA 4.05 IntBdA p 6.28 MnStFdA 31.89 +0.11 RisingDivA 15.52 -0.02 S&MdCpVl29.32 +0.13 Oppenheimer B: RisingDivB 14.07 -0.02 S&MdCpVl24.95 +0.11 Oppenheimer C&M: RisingDvC p14.01 -0.02 Oppenheimer Roch: RcNtMuA 6.82 -0.01 Oppenheimer Y: DevMktY 28.83 +0.18 IntlBdY 6.28 PIMCO Admin PIMS: TotRtAd 10.87 -0.02 PIMCO Instl PIMS: AlAsetAut r 10.51 +0.01 AllAsset 11.92 +0.01 ComodRR 7.37 +0.03 DivInc 11.21 EmgMkCur 9.94 -0.01 HiYld 8.93 InvGrCp 10.27 -0.02 LowDu 10.32 RealRtnI 11.88 -0.03 ShortT 9.67 TotRt 10.87 -0.02 PIMCO Funds A: RealRtA p 11.88 -0.03 TotRtA 10.87 -0.02 PIMCO Funds C: TotRtC t 10.87 -0.02 PIMCO Funds D: TRtn p 10.87 -0.02 PIMCO Funds P: TotRtnP 10.87 -0.02

-7.6 -9.0 -18.5 -9.8 +0.2 -0.7 -1.1 +1.3 -8.5 +0.4 -9.2 +0.6 +10.7 -18.2 -0.4 +3.2 +2.3 +1.8 -7.7 +3.7 -4.7 +3.2 +5.9 +1.4 +11.9 +0.2 +3.4 +11.5 +3.0 +2.3 +3.1 +3.3

Perm Port Funds: Permannt 46.21 -0.06 Pioneer Funds A: PionFdA p 38.33 +0.12 Price Funds: BlChip 38.32 -0.19 CapApp 20.45 +0.04 EmMktS 28.55 +0.11 EqInc 22.79 +0.14 EqIndex 33.49 +0.07 Growth 31.52 -0.19 HlthSci 32.08 +0.07 HiYield 6.45 +0.01 IntlBond 9.70 -0.01 Intl G&I 11.32 -0.06 IntlStk 12.15 -0.05 MidCap 52.18 -0.15 MCapVal 21.11 +0.18 N Asia 13.78 +0.11 New Era 41.70 +0.29 N Horiz 30.91 -0.12 N Inc 9.62 -0.02 OverS SF r 7.20 -0.03 R2010 x 14.90 -0.41 R2015 x 11.48 -0.27 R2020 x 15.76 -0.34 R2025 x 11.47 -0.22 R2030 x 16.38 -0.28 R2035 x 11.54 -0.18 R2040 x 16.40 -0.25 ShtBd 4.81 SmCpStk 31.14 +0.09 SmCapVal 34.49 +0.12 SpecIn e 12.24 -0.03 Value 22.27 +0.12 Putnam Funds A: GrInA p 12.53 +0.07 Royce Funds: PennMuI r 10.72 +0.02 PremierI r 18.42 +0.02 Schwab Funds: 1000Inv r 34.96 +0.07 S&P Sel 19.34 +0.03 Scout Funds:

+2.4 -5.7 +0.6 +2.3 -18.7 -1.9 +0.7 -1.9 +9.2 +2.3 +2.1 -12.4 -13.3 -2.2 -6.1 -13.0 -15.8 +6.2 +5.5 -11.6 -0.3 -1.2 -2.1 -3.0 -3.6 -4.3 -4.5 +1.4 -0.4 -0.6 +3.4 -3.2 -6.0 -4.5 -1.4 +0.1 +0.9

Intl 27.61 -0.01 Selected Funds: AmShD x 39.10 -0.25 Sequoia 143.92 -0.04 Templeton Instit: ForEqS 17.50 Thornburg Fds: IntValA p 23.73 -0.02 IntValue I 24.27 -0.03 Tweedy Browne: GblValue 22.42 +0.02 Vanguard Admiral: BalAdml 21.72 CAITAdm 11.33 CpOpAdl 67.36 -0.09 EMAdmr r 31.59 +0.19 Energy 111.21 +0.89 ExtdAdm 39.51 +0.10 500Adml 115.14 +0.23 GNMA Ad 11.17 -0.01 GrwAdm 31.60 -0.13 HlthCr 53.74 +0.30 HiYldCp 5.65 InfProAd 28.26 -0.09 ITBdAdml 11.83 -0.03 ITsryAdml 12.14 -0.02 IntGrAdm 51.34 -0.24 ITAdml 13.98 ITGrAdm 10.04 -0.02 LtdTrAd 11.15 LTGrAdml 10.20 -0.09 LT Adml 11.29 MCpAdml 89.32 +0.11 MuHYAdm 10.67 PrmCap r 63.46 -0.24 ReitAdm r 81.92 +0.05 STsyAdml 10.83 -0.01 STBdAdml 10.64 -0.01 ShtTrAd 15.92 STFdAd 10.93 -0.01 STIGrAd 10.62 -0.01 SmCAdm 33.68 +0.11 TtlBAdml 11.00 -0.03 TStkAdm 30.96 +0.06

-13.5 -4.8 +12.0 -12.4 -14.5 -14.2 -5.9 +3.4 +9.7 -7.2 -18.8 -2.9 -4.3 +0.9 +7.4 +0.9 +10.3 +6.3 +13.7 +9.9 +9.4 -14.7 +9.2 +6.7 +3.6 +15.2 +10.3 -3.1 +10.4 -2.7 +7.1 +2.2 +2.8 +1.6 +2.7 +1.7 -3.2 +7.1

WellslAdm 54.96 WelltnAdm 53.93 Windsor 42.94 WdsrIIAd 45.73 Vanguard Fds: CapOpp 29.17 DivdGro 15.42 Energy 59.24 EqInc 21.63 Explr 71.03 GNMA 11.17 GlobEq 16.11 HYCorp 5.65 HlthCre 127.37 InflaPro 14.39 IntlGr 16.14 IntlVal 27.16 ITIGrade 10.04 LifeCon 16.28 LifeGro 21.21 LifeMod 19.29 LTIGrade 10.20 Morg 17.40 MuInt 13.98 PrecMtls r 19.88 PrmcpCor 13.51 Prmcp r 61.18 SelValu r 18.72 STAR 18.86 STIGrade 10.62 StratEq 18.44 TgtRetInc 11.61 TgRe2010 22.91 TgtRe2015 12.52 TgRe2020 22.03 TgtRe2025 12.45 TgRe2030 21.19 TgtRe2035 12.66 TgtRe2040 20.73 TgtRe2045 13.02 USGro 17.94 Wellsly 22.69 Welltn 31.22 Wndsr 12.72

+0.01 +0.04 +0.13 +0.22

+8.6 +2.7 -5.1 +1.5

-0.04 +0.04 +0.47 +0.15 -0.10 -0.01 +0.05

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+0.71 -0.04 -0.08 -0.07 -0.02 -0.01 +0.02 -0.09 -0.15 -0.12 -0.04 -0.23 +0.12 -0.05 -0.01 +0.06 -0.01 -0.01 -0.01

+0.01 +0.01 +0.02 +0.01 -0.13 +0.01 +0.02 +0.04

WndsII 25.76 +0.12 Vanguard Idx Fds: TotIntAdm r21.57 -0.02 TotIntlInst r86.26 -0.07 TotIntlIP r 86.27 -0.07 500 115.10 +0.22 MidCap 19.65 +0.02 SmCap 33.61 +0.12 STBnd 10.64 -0.01 TotBnd 11.00 -0.03 TotlIntl 12.90 -0.01 TotStk 30.95 +0.06 Vanguard Instl Fds: BalInst 21.73 +0.01 DevMkInst 8.62 -0.04 ExtIn 39.51 +0.09 FTAllWldI r 76.81 -0.07 GrwthIst 31.60 -0.13 InfProInst 11.51 -0.04 InstIdx 114.39 +0.23 InsPl 114.39 +0.22 InsTStPlus 28.14 +0.05 MidCpIst 19.73 +0.02 SCInst 33.68 +0.11 TBIst 11.00 -0.03 TSInst 30.96 +0.06 Vanguard Signal: 500Sgl 95.11 +0.19 MidCpIdx 28.19 +0.04 STBdIdx 10.64 -0.01 TotBdSgl 11.00 -0.03 TotStkSgl 29.88 +0.06 Western Asset: CorePlus I 11.05 -0.02 Yacktman Funds: Fund p 17.52 +0.05 Focused 18.75 +0.04

+1.4 -15.6 -15.5 -15.5 +0.8 -3.2 -3.3 +2.7 +7.0 -15.6 -0.1 +3.4 -13.6 -4.2 -15.2 +0.9 +13.7 +0.9 +0.9 -0.1 -3.1 -3.1 +7.1

+0.9 -3.1 +2.8 +7.1

+6.0 +5.9 +6.1

B6

THE BULLETIN • THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2011

Officials seize counterfeit holiday goods

By Stephanie Clifford New York Times News Service

While counterfeiters are well known for cashing in during the holidays on high-price items like fake Chanel bags, this year they have put more energy into the lower end — expanding into Christmas lights, plastic Angry Birds toys and NFL jerseys.

“They’re keeping up with the times,” said John Morton,

Settlement Continued from B1 “We are committed to fair and equal treatment of all our customers, and will continue to focus on doing what’s right for our customers, clients and communities,” he said. “We discontinued Countrywide products and practices that were not in keeping with our commitment and will continue to resolve and put behind us the remaining Countrywide issues.”

Flawed system The problems stemmed from a Countrywide policy that gave loan officers and brokers the discretion to alter the terms for which a particular applicant qualified without setting up any system to comply with fair-lending rules, the department said. Lending data showed that Countrywide ended up charging Hispanics and blacks more, on average, than white applicants with similar credit histories.

In 2007, for example, Countrywide employees charged Hispanic applicants in Los Angeles an average of $545 more in fees for a $200,000 loan than they charged non-Hispanic white applicants with similar credit histories, and independent brokers processing applications for a Countrywide loan charged Hispanics $1,195 more, the department said.

Lisa Madigan, the attorney general of Illinois, which in 2010 had sued Bank of America over Countrywide’s lending practices, also settled that case Wednesday as part of the

the director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which plans to announce today that recently it has seized about 327,000 counterfeit items worth about $77 million in the United States, along with some merchandise from Mexico.

Thirty-three people were arrested — 30 in the United States and three in South Korea — and charged with coun-

terfeit-goods trafficking, the authorities said.

“People tend to focus on luxury goods and DVDs, and that really understates the problem,” Morton said. “We live in an age where literally everything, from medicine to air bags to circuit boards, are being counterfeited.”

The fake products are keeping up with demand: Angry Birds toys, for instance, be-

came available only this year and are already being copied widely. Also being copied are popular True Religion jeans.

How do you know if you are buying a counterfeit item?

A giveaway, customs officials say, is the packaging. Misspellings and bad grammar are common on packages and instructions. Also, obvious poor quality — like uneven stitching — should raise suspicions.

deal.

“Chances are, the victims had no idea they were being victimized,” said Thomas Perez, the assistant attorney general for civil rights. “It was discrimination with a smile.”

In addition, from 2004 to 2007 — the peak of Wall Street firms’ demand for subprime loans that they purchased, bundled and resold as securities, a major cause of the ensuing financial crisis — Countrywide allowed its brokers and employees to steer applicants who qualified for regular mortgages into a riskier and more expensive subprime loan.

The odds of a minority applicant being steered into such a loan were more than twice as high as those for a non-Hispanic white borrower with a similar credit rating, the department said. About two-thirds of the victims were Hispanic and one-third were black, the department said. If a judge approves the settlement, victims will receive between several hundred and several thousand dollars, with larger amounts going to those who were steered into subprime mortgages despite qualifying for regular loans.

Opportunity acts — a lending practice is illegal if it has a disparate impact on minority borrowers.

Against the backdrop of the foreclosure crisis, the Obama administration has made a major effort to step up the laws’ enforcement.

In early 2010, the division created a unit to focus exclusively on banks and mortgage brokers suspected of discriminating against minority mortgage applicants, a type of litigation that requires extensive and complex analysis of data.

Working with bank regulatory agencies and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the unit has reached settlements or filed complaints in 10 cases accusing a lender of engaging in a pattern or practice of discrimination.

The Federal Reserve first detected statistical discrepancies in the loans that Countrywide was making and referred the matter to the Justice Department in early 2007, according to a court filing disclosed in 2010 as part of a civil fraud case brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission against Angelo Mozilo, the former chief executive of Countrywide.

With its aggressive pursuit of growth in the home lending market, Countrywide became a symbol of the excesses and collapse of the housing boom.

After accumulating $200 billion in assets, it nearly fell into bankruptcy. As the financial crisis began to mount, it was taken over by Bank of Amer-

ica for $2.8 billion.

The acquisition, regarded as one of the worst deals ever, has already cost the bank tens of billions of dollars in losses.

Investor uncertainty about future losses is a prime reason that its stock has lost roughly two-thirds of its value over the last two years.

Stepping up enforcement The settlement dwarfed previous fair-lending cases.

The largest on record until Wednesday, Perez said, was a $6.1 million settlement in March 2010 related to two subsidiaries of AIG. Under federal civil rights laws — including the Fair Housing and Equal Credit

Batteries Continued from B1 The decision about the battery casing was made long before the Volt’s problems were known.

Although the NHTSA has not yet crash-tested the electric Focus, Ford executives say internal testing has resulted in no damage to the actual battery cells. “Given that this is new technology, we chose to put that extra level of protection in,” said Derrick Kuzak, Ford’s group vice president for global product development.

Clarence Ditlow, executive director of the Center for Auto Safety, said he expected GM to recall the Volt to protect its battery more as Nissan and Ford do. Because GM has sold only about 6,000 Volts, doing so would cost a fraction of a typical recall, he said, but the bigger problem is repairing the damage to its image.

“Whenever you come out with an alternative vehicle, there will be problems with it,” Ditlow said. “But when you have a significant portion of the company’s success in the future based on a particular technology, you want to make sure you get it right, and they didn’t. Nissan clearly was ahead of GM in this.”

Mary Barra, GM’s senior vice president for global product development, said the company was studying whether it needed to make the Volt’s battery “more robust,” but she insisted that the car, which went on sale a year ago, was “fully developed” and not rushed into dealerships prematurely.

“If we have to do something, we will,” Barra said this month.

“The one thing you don’t want to do is jump to conclusions.”

The Volt has been widely praised by reviewers and owners, but even a small flaw threatens to give the company a black eye. The website of the conservative radio talk radio host Rush Limbaugh depicts a crumpled Volt engulfed in flames, and a Republican congressman, Jim Jordan of Ohio, has called for a subcommittee hearing about the bat-

Challenges ahead While Wednesday’s settlement put one legal headache behind the bank, the secondlargest in the United States by assets, it still faces legal challenges on a host of other fronts. Besides an effort by investors to force it to buy back billions of dollars in defaulted mortgages, Bank of America and other large servicers are negotiating with state attorneys general to settle an investigation into improper foreclosure practices. That settlement could cost the largest servicers more than $20 billion.

The remnants of Countrywide and its mortgage servicing unit agreed in June 2010 to pay $108 million to settle federal charges that the company charged highly inflated sums to customers struggling to hang on to their homes. The settlement resolved the biggest mortgage-servicing case ever brought by the Federal Trade Commission with one of its largest overall judgments.

The money was to be used to reimburse homeowners who were charged excessive fees.

In August 2010, the company agreed to pay $600 million to settle shareholder lawsuits over its mortgage losses.

tery problems in January.

GM has defended the car, pointing out that no real accidents have resulted in a fire, but it has offered to lend a replacement vehicle to any Volt owners concerned about their safety. About 33 people have taken the company up on its offer, and GM has been working to satisfy a smaller number of owners who have asked to sell their Volt back.

In early June, a Volt caught fire three weeks after it was heavily damaged in a government crash test. The NHTSA said the test, which simulates the car rolling over after striking a pole on one side, damaged the Volt’s battery and ruptured part of the liquidcooling system that regulates the battery’s temperature.

The federal agency intentionally damaged three additional Volt batteries, one of which caught fire a week later. A second one emitted smoke and a brief spark.

GM officials have said they believe that the rotation allowed coolant to leak and later crystallize, possibly creating a short circuit. The NHTSA did not disconnect the battery before storing the car, as GM has been training emergency personnel to do, because GM did not finish developing its postcrash protocol until July, after the fire occurred.

Anytime a Volt is in a crash that deploys its air bags, GM learns of the incident through the car’s OnStar communication system. If the incident is deemed severe, GM sends engineers to examine the battery and drain it. Nissan says it does not need to respond to crashes in person but recommends that a damaged Leaf be taken to a Nissan dealership for repairs.

The Leaf also differs from the Volt in that its battery does not have a liquid-cooling system. Yakushi said laminated circuitry reduced the amount of heat produced.

The electric Focus and Tesla Roadster, a batterypowered car sold by California-based Tesla Motors since 2008, do have liquid-cooling systems. Tesla says it encloses each battery pack’s 6,831 cells in steel to protect them and dissipate heat.

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Hoodoo Ski Area reopens Monday Hoodoo Ski Area will reopen its lodge and three chairlifts Monday.

The area will be open through Jan. 1. The Easy Rider and Manzanita chairlifts will operate from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Hoodoo’s Ed chairlift will operate from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The area’s Autobahn Tubing Park will also open Monday, and will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The cost of tubing is $5 when guests provide their own sled or $10 with a Hoodooprovided tube.

• Move isn’t linked to pair of grievances, district officials say

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Lynn Baker, the Summit High School principal, will retire at the end of the school year after holding his current position since the 2004-05 school year.

This year marks Baker’s 40th year working in education. Before arriving at Summit, Baker was the interim Sisters School District superintendent and spent the bulk of his career at schools and districts in Washington state.

As he readies for retirement, the district is working to resolve two grievances. The grievances, received this year and last, regard policy Baker leaned on when he allowed students to drop separate math classes.

Baker said he followed district policy in both instances and that the grievances had nothing to do with his retirement. Neither grievance resulted in disciplinary action, according to the Bend-La Pine Schools district.

“I thought, this was my 40th year, and it was the end of my three-year contract. I turn 63 this summer, so it was time,” Baker said.

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Ellen Oliver, of Sisters, hugs Cleo, one of the four golden retriever puppies who underwent orthopedic surgery last week, seconds after the two met Wednesday morning at the Humane Society of Redmond.

Oliver and her husband are going to foster the 5-month-old puppy during its recovery and hope to adopt the dog once it recovers.

3 puppies getting TLC after surgery

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on and Ellen Oliver have raised three yellow Labrador retrievers over 40 years and now they’re up for a unique challenge with the latest puppy in the home.

“We are supposed to keep this dog calm for a month,” said Don Oliver, 82, of Sisters.

Cleo, the 5-month-old golden retriever puppy, is recovering from surgery Friday on her left front leg. That means no jumping, no bounding and no running off leash. The recovery regimen does include four or five leash-led strolls a day and housebreaking.

The dog’s brothers — Caesar and Anthony, as named by workers at the Humane Society of Redmond — also had the surgery and will need the same tender care after undergoing the same surgery to correct a leg deformity, said Chris Bauersfeld, the society’s shelter manager.

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According to Baker, the grievances are part of “the normal course of business” and he had the “full support of (his) bosses.”

Mark Molner, president of the Bend Education Association, said the union brought the grievances to clarify what district policy allows.

Baker and the district administration believe allowing the students to drop was within the bounds of policy, and the union wants clarification, Molner said.

Molner dismissed whispers that Baker was retiring because of the grievances as “rumors in the hallways.”

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Senate passes Merkley’s bill on HUBZones

By Andrew Clevenger The Bulletin

WASHINGTON — Efforts to get Deschutes County recognized by a federal program that gives priority for government contracts to economically struggling areas took a big step forward Saturday when the Senate unanimously passed legislation designed to cut bureaucratic delays.

In November, Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., introduced a bill that would require two government agencies to reduce the time spent processing census data and desIN D.C. ignating areas as “HUBZones.”

Short for Historically Underutilized Business Zone, the HUBZone program favors qualified small businesses in particularly hard-hit areas for government contracts. The HUBZone program uses a complicated formula that relies heavily on census data and unemployment figures to determine which areas are eligible.

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A veterinarian made a small incision on Cleo’s left front leg in an operation to fix a bone deformity. She must avoid jumping and running as she recovers.

Cause of building fires Bend breweries stand to pay to remain undetermined more in sewer fee proposal

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In a McClatchyTribune News Service story headlined “Susan Aviner shared screen with Reagan, Kaye,” which appeared Dec. 21 on Page C5, the name of one of her movie credits was incorrect. The film is “The Five Pennies.”

Damage from a Tuesday fire to abandoned downtown Bend buildings is so great that investigators won’t be able to declare a cause, the Bend Fire Department said Wednesday.

“It will be left undetermined,” said Jeff Bond, a deputy fire marshal.

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The 11:30 a.m. Tuesday fire spread from a pole garage on Arizona Avenue between Bond and Wall streets to two adjacent boarded-up homes and caused road closures for five hours, Bond said.

The fire destroyed the garage and one of the homes.

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By Nick Grube The Bulletin

If it wasn’t for the lack of beer, you might have thought it was Bend Brewfest.

The Bend City Council hosted a workshop Wednesday to discuss changes for how it charges certain businesses for sewer treatment.

These proposed modifications would charge more

money to businesses that have a greater impact on the wastewater treatment system than the average residential user. This equates to making those who pump more potent sewage through the pipes to pay more.

Almost all the people who showed up at the meeting represented local breweries, including Deschutes, Good Life,

Silver Moon and Boneyard Beer. That’s because each one can expect to pay this fee once it’s implemented.

As it stands today, the only brewery that pays this extrastrength charge is Deschutes Brewery. Last year it paid $57,000 in extra-strength charges, or about one-third of its total $150,000 sewer bill.

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Criminal mischief — Damage to a vehicle was reported at 9:18 a.m. Dec. 19, in the 300 block of Southeast Fifth Street.

Criminal mischief — An act of criminal mischief was reported at 9:19 p.m. Dec. 19, in the 20300 block of Rae Road.

Burglary — A burglary with a loss of $4,400 was reported at 8:11 a.m. Dec. 20, in the 62000 block of Northeast 27th Street.

Theft — Skis were reported stolen at 10:55 a.m. Dec. 20, in the 200 block of Southwest Century Drive.

Theft — A theft was reported at 11:49 a.m. Dec. 20, in the 100 block of Northwest Greenwood Avenue.

Theft — A theft was reported and an arrest made at 3:23 p.m. Dec. 20, in the 61300 block of South U.S. Highway 97.

Theft — A theft was reported at 3:54 p.m. Dec. 20, in the 300 block of Southwest Century Drive.

Criminal mischief — An act of criminal mischief to a vehicle was reported and an arrest made at 5:10 p.m. Dec. 20, in the 2600 block of Northeast Forum Drive.

Burglary — A burglary was reported at 6:04 p.m. Dec. 20, in the 1600 block of Northeast Purcell Boulevard.

Theft — Items were reported stolen from a vehicle at 7:34 a.m.

Dec. 21, in the 61300 block of Fairfield Drive.

Criminal mischief — Graffiti was reported at 8:37 a.m. Dec. 21, in the 100 block of Northwest Oregon Avenue.

Theft — Items were reported stolen from a vehicle at 8:40 a.m.

Dec. 21, in the 20700 block of Prince John Court.

Unlawful entry — A vehicle was reported entered and video production equipment valued at $11,950 stolen at 8:45 a.m. Dec. 21, in the 20300 block of Empire Avenue.

Unlawful entry — A vehicle was reported entered and items stolen at 9:01 a.m. Dec. 21, in the 20700 block of Snow Peaks Drive.

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Criminal mischief — An act of criminal mischief was reported and an arrest made at 10:02 p.m. Dec. 20, in the 2500 Northwest 10th Street.

Theft — A theft was reported at 7:56 p.m. Dec. 20, in the 800 block of Southwest Rimrock Way. Vehicle crash — An accident was reported at 7:03 p.m. Dec. 20, in the area of Southwest Ninth Street and Southwest Highland Avenue.

Vehicle crash — An accident was reported at 3:07 p.m. Dec. 20, in the area of Southwest Seventh Street and Southwest Black Butte Boulevard.

FLOATING IN A SEA OF GREEN Bill Long, of Bend, took this photo from an observation point near the Shed Aquarium in Chicago on Dec. 13.

Long said the leaden sky and calm lake made the horizon and water blend together. About three hours later, the clouds blew away and the effect vanished, he said. Long used a Panasonic Lumix camera on auto settings.

Baker Continued from C1 “The last thing I’m going to do is take any pot shots at a guy who is about to retire after a lot of years in education. What’s important for everyone to understand is that grievances are about contract clarification (not Baker),” Molner said.

The district allows students to drop a class during the first two weeks of the term, Baker said. Principals may use their discretion on letting them drop classes later in a term. The district’s policy does not say when, or if, that discretion expires during a term. Under these circumstances, Baker gives students either a withdrawal or a “drop F” on their report card, he said.

Students who get a “drop F” can receive a different grade if they complete an online version of the class through the district. Baker was not certain what happened in last year’s case.

For the grievance this year, the student finished the class online, according to Baker, who did not know

the student’s final grade.

“I’m actually dumbfounded.

That has nothing to do with retirement.”

Jim Widsteen, the district’s human resources executive director, said neither the grievance from last year nor the one from this year have been closed, but they did not affect Baker’s retirement decision.

Baker had been contemplating retirement for some time, Widsteen said.

Any suggestion of a connection between Baker’s retirement and the grievances “was about as far away from the truth as you can get,” Widsteen said.

During Baker’s tenure, Summit was rated by Oregon’s report card as satisfactory twice, strong once and low one time. But the state considered Summit outstanding over the past two years, the highest rating possible.

Summit has fared less well on the Annual Yearly Progress (AYP), a rating mandated by the federal law known as No Child Left Behind. Under AYP, a school does not meet standards if it fails in just one of several areas.

Summit’s failure has pri-

marily been because of issues in single subgroups, such as special education or financially disadvantaged students, according to Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Ron Wilkinson.

Though the district pays attention to AYP, it tends to look at deeper data than the ranking, Wilkinson said.

“Summit has been one of the highest-achieving high schools in the state,” Wilkinson said of Baker’s tenure.

The district will begin a search for Baker’s replacement in January by posting the opening on a national website, Wilkinson said.

The district will screen candidates, bring some in for interviews and hold a public forum. Parents, district staff and administrators will all be involved in the search, Wilkinson said.

Wilkinson hopes to hire someone by late February or early March.

“From our standpoint, this is great timing in terms of going out. It’s kind of the peak timing to get the best candidates,” he said.

— Reporter: 541-633-2161, pcliff@bendbulletin.com

Theft — A theft was reported at 1:06 p.m. Dec. 20, in the 900 block of Southwest 23rd Street.

Theft — A theft was reported at 11:05 a.m. Dec. 20, in the 2500 block of Northwest Canyon Drive.

Theft — A theft was reported and an arrest made at 10:40 a.m. Dec. 20, in the 900 block of Southwest Veterans Way. Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office

DUII — Beckey Lynn Worley, 42, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of intoxicants at 10:18 p.m. Dec. 20, in the area of Finley Butte Road and U.S. Highway 97 in La Pine.

Theft — A theft was reported at 1:59 p.m. Dec. 20, in the 51600 block of Huntington Road in La Pine.

Vehicle crash — An accident was reported at 12:54 p.m. Dec. 20, in the 100 block of West Cascade Avenue in Sisters.

BEND FIRE RUNS Tuesday

10:47 a.m. — Brush or brush-andgrass mixture fire, in the area of U.S. Highway 97.

11:28 a.m. — Building fire, $20,000 loss, area of Northwest Arizona Avenue and Northwest Wall Street.

11:30 a.m. — Authorized controlled burning, in the area of Couch Market Road.

11:54 a.m. — Unauthorized burning, 60067 Minnetonka Ln. 2:58 p.m. — Natural vegetation fire, adjacent to 23081 Olivia Ct. 18 — Medical aid calls.

— Reporter: 541-617-7812, ddarling@bendbulletin.com

“Struggling small businesses will no longer have to wait two years to get the leg up in the federal contracting process they deserve.”

— Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore.

HUBZones Continued from C1 Merkley’s legislation requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to designate “qualified census tracts” within two months of receiving the data from the U.S. Census Bureau, and gives the Small Business Administration no more than three months to put the HUBZone designation into effect.

“Help is coming soon to the Oregon small businesses in counties waiting on a HUBZone designation and to unemployed Oregonians who are looking for work,” Merkley said in a prepared statement.

“Struggling small businesses will no longer have to wait two years to get the leg up in the federal contracting process they deserve.”

Based on 2000 census

Puppies Continued from C1 A fourth puppy in the litter, a female named Isis by the staff, didn’t have the surgery after the veterinarian performing the operations determined it wasn’t necessary.

About 25 people offered to take the individual puppies in for foster care, Bauersfeld said. Following interviews this week the shelter staff found home for threes of the dogs and, as of late Wednesday, still had one puppy to place.

Bauersfeld said some of the people offering foster homes pulled out of consideration after learning of the care they’d have to give the dogs.

“This dogs have to be kept very quiet,” she said.

The Olivers weren’t dissuaded by the restriction, and Don Oliver said he and Ellen, 76, are hopeful they’ll be able to offer Cleo a permanent home once she heals and is available for adoption.

Cleo is already bonding with Honey, the couple’s 12-year-old yellow Labrador, Ellen Oliver said.

“They will be best friends in about two or three days,” she said Wednesday.

A man brought the puppies into the shelter around

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Dec. 1, saying he found them at Haystack Reservoir, Bauersfeld said.

There was another female in the litter, but she wasn’t able to walk at all because her front legs didn’t grow, so she was euthanized.

“Believe me, we cried,” Bauersfeld said.

Not wanting the same fate for the other puppies, the shelter brought in Robert Fuller, a Bend veterinarian, to perform the leg surgeries.

Fuller said he did the surgeries free of charge, and he’s going to wait a couple of months to see how the puppies’ legs respond before deciding whether to operate on the right front legs.

Bones within the puppies’ front legs are growing at dif-

ferent rates, causing their front paws to twist outward like duck feet. As the dogs grow, the twist could prove painful.

The operation should correct the growing problem and prevent the pain, Fuller said, although there are no guarantees.

“We are hoping that they’ll all do well,” Fuller said.

While the surgeries were free, helping the dogs heal could cost hundreds to thousands of dollars, Bauersfeld said. The costs include X-rays, medications, vaccinations and spaying and neutering.

The Humane Society of Redmond has neared insolvency in recent years, but Bauersfeld said it is ready to pay for the puppies. Since word about the puppies got out, she said the shelter has brought in a couple of thousand dollars in donations.

“It costs to take care of animals,” she said.

To volunteer a foster home for the remaining puppy, call the shelter at 541-923-0882.

— Reporter: 541-617-7812, ddarling@bendbulletin.com

The two-year lag time between the census and a new HUBZone designation has been particularly hard on Deschutes County.

It didn’t qualify for the program following the 2000 census, when the local economy was booming, but has suffered from high unemployment since the housing market collapsed in 2008.

“It has been apparent for three years that due to unemployment, there are huge swaths of the county that are qualified (for the program),” said Merkley spokeswoman Julie Edwards.

Merkley’s legislation does not change the standards for designation, but could trim up to year off of the designation process.

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Continued from C1 The blaze also caused enough damage to the other house that a Bend Public Works crew leveled it once the flames were extinguished.

Five transients were living in the garage and left the building about an hour before the fire started, Bond said.

Ashley Beaudoin, co-owner of Bend Indoor Garden Station, said she called 911 to report the fire after seeing flames coming from the buildings behind her shop.

Emergency dispatchers called for firefighters at 11:29 a.m. and the first fire engine, from the north station on Jamison Street, arrived at 11:38 a.m., according to the Bend Fire Department.

Firefighters were already dealing with a small grass fire on the Bend Parkway at the Reed Market overpass, which was reported about an hour before the downtown fire, said Dan Derlacki, another deputy fire marshal.

He said one of the two engines there responded to the downtown fire while the other stayed at the grass fire.

On a block surrounded by Arizona and Colorado avenues, along with Bond and Wall streets, the downtown fire closed some of Bend’s busiest streets just before lunchtime.

Firefighters trying to respond had to contend with snarled traffic, Bond said, although he said it didn’t slow response time much.

“There was quite a bit of congestion from onlookers,” he said. “It was pretty chaotic for a while before police were able to get there and block streets.”

a Bend-based company that hopes to compete for federal contracts to fight fires with helicopters.

Thinning the field Being a HUBZone-designated business doesn’t guarantee that you will be awarded any particular contract, but it can limit the field of competitors significantly, said Leading Edge Vice President Travis Warthen.

Companies can’t apply for recognition as a HUBZone qualified business until after the area where they are headquartered is qualified, which can be as much as two and a half years after the census, he said.

“And that’s just a really long time,” he said.

If Deschutes County had been able to get HUBZone designation quickly after its unemployment skyrocketed in 2008, it might have been able to land contracts involving stimulus funding, he said.

“It could have created jobs for all of the people that do government contracting,” he said.

“Each one of these contracts adds about five local jobs. …

If we start to get first dibs on some of those contracts, then we can start helping with that unemployment.”

Merkley has been in contact with Rep. Greg Walden, R-Hood River, for help in getting the legislation passed in the House of Representatives, Edwards said.

— Reporter: 202-662-7456, aclevenger@bendbulletin.com

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Officer implicated in slaying loses job PORTLAND — A suburban police sergeant implicated by investigators in the killing of his spouse is out of a job.

Gladstone Police Chief Jim Pryde said Wednesday that allegations against Lynn Benton had been sustained, and Benton “is no longer an employee” of the department.

Pryde didn’t elaborate on the allegations. He called them serious and a personnel matter not related to a murder investigation under way in Clackamas County.

At a court hearing last week, a detective alleged that Benton offered $2,000 to a close friend to plot the death of Deborah Higbee Benton, a beauty salon owner. Lynn Benton hasn’t been charged in the May slaying.

For years, Benton appeared in public as a woman but meanwhile underwent gender reassignment and married Higbee Benton in a civil ceremony.

Dad pleads guilty to child neglect MEDFORD — The father of four young children who were locked in a filthy bedroom in Medford pleaded guilty Tuesday to child neglect.

Jeramy Allen Hon, 29, was sentenced Tuesday in Jackson County Circuit Court to five days in jail, with credit for time served.

The Mail Tribune newspaper reported criminal mistreatment charges were dismissed in a plea agreement.

A tip in November led police to check the home where they found the children — ages 7 months to 4 years — had been left in a locked room where a heater vent was used as a toilet. The children were taken into the custody of the Department of Human Services.

The mother, 23-year-old Kassandra Lynn Regain, pleaded not guilty to child neglect and criminal mistreatment charges and is awaiting trial.

Deal may give PSU faculty 4.1% raise PORTLAND — Under a tentative contract agreement, Portland State University faculty will receive as much as a 4.1 percent pay raise for each of the next two years.

The Oregonian newspaper reported that Monday’s agreement, which union members must vote on, affects the 1,288 full-time teaching and research faculty who belong to the American Association of University Professors.

PSU president Wim Wiewel says he would like to see faculty — who are paid well below professors at comparable universities — get more. Still economics professor and the union’s vice president, Mary King, says the contract is disappointing because it will not compensate for inflation, losses to furlough days and wage freezes.

Man gets 170 years for raping 2 girls SALEM — A man convicted of raping two girls beginning when they were 11 was sentenced in Salem to more than 170 years in prison.

Marion County Deputy District Attorney Matt Kemmy says the sentence handed to 38-year-old Juan De Dios Cruz-Rojas earlier this month means he’ll likely die in prison.

The Statesman Journal reported it was the longest sentence in at least 10 years for a sex crime in Marion County. Cruz-Rojas, who is in the United States illegally, also was convicted of kidnapping and other charges for attacks on the girls that took place at a farm near Salem.

— From wire reports

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Ted Szal shows family photos at his home Wednesday in Beaverton. Szal says he had no idea that his family back in the Chicago area feared he may have been killed by serial killer John Wayne Gacy. Szal told The Associated Press on Wednesday that he parked his car at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport 35 years ago, threw his keys away and got on a plane to Colorado Springs. He says he abandoned his relatives after the turmoil of a divorce and a bitter family feud.

Thought murdered by Gacy, living relative shocks family • Illinois officers find man who vanished using clues provided by an estranged sister

By Jonathan J. Cooper The Associated Press

BEAVERTON — After Ted Szal ran out on his family near Chicago 35 years ago, he had no idea his relatives feared he had been killed by notorious serial killer John Wayne Gacy.

Szal’s family learned this week that their missing relative is alive in this suburb of Portland.

“My family thought I was dead. That hurt when I heard that,” the 59-year-old carpenter told The Associated Press on Wednesday. “There’s a difference between being murdered and running away, and I basically just ran away.”

‘I missed them a lot’ Szal was 24 when he parked his car at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport in 1977, threw his keys down a sewer grate and got on a plane to Colorado Springs.

He abandoned his relatives after the turmoil of a divorce and a bitter family feud.

He intended to never look back, Szal said. But it wasn’t that easy. Holidays and birthdays were tough, and his wife pleaded with him to reconnect, he said, but he was too stubborn to make the phone call.

“I threw the keys away, and I threw my life away 35 years ago,” Szal said.

“I missed them a lot, course

I did. But I’m also stubborn. I made up my mind,” he said.

Newly liberated from his life in Chicago, Szal “wandered around the mountains for a while” in 1977. Low on money and unable to find work, he moved to California before migrating to Oregon to help build a new shopping mall in Springfield. When the crew moved on to a new project in Indiana, Szal stayed behind with the mountains and rivers he’d come to love.

Szal hasn’t spoken with his relatives yet. It’s overwhelming, he said, and he needs to digest the news. He told police they could give his address to relatives, and they’ll start with letters.

Szal’s older sister contacted the Cook County Sheriff’s Office in October when authorities asked for tips that might help them identify eight unknown Gacy victims whose bodies were recently exhumed. The sheriff’s office issued a public plea for families of young men who disappeared in the 1970s to submit DNA samples for comparison with the victims’ remains.

Investigators exhumed the remains earlier this year, hoping that the passage of time and advancement of technology would work in their favor. They established a hotline and a website for people to file reports.

“My family thought I was dead. That hurt when I heard that.

There’s a difference between being murdered and running away, and I basically just ran away.”

— Ted Szal, 59, ran away from his family in 1977

Gacy is remembered as one of history’s most bizarre killers, largely because of his work as an amateur clown. He was convicted of murdering 33 young men, sometimes luring them to his Chicago-area home for sex by impersonating a police officer or promising them construction work.

The building contractor stabbed one and strangled the others between 1972 and 1978.

Most were buried in a crawl space under his home. Four others were dumped in a river.

Gacy was executed in 1994.

Fit victim profile Investigators said Gacy lived near O’Hare. As a young white man who worked in construction and disappeared from the airport in 1977, Szal fit Gacy’s victim profile, investigators said.

Authorities used a computer database to find Szal living in Beaverton, Ore., and a local police officer visited his apart-

Takota, Journey among finalists for naming Oregon’s wandering wolf

By Jeff Barnard The Associated Press

GRANTS PASS — Oregon’s famous wandering wolf seems to be staying out of trouble after settling for now in the southern Cascades, but there are no signs he has found a mate yet.

Meanwhile, a conservation group said Wednesday it is closer to picking a name for OR-7 in a contest that has drawn entries from kids around the world.

Oregon Wild chose five finalists from about 250 entries from children.

Arthur came from a child in Finland. Max came from a sixth-grade class in North Clackamas, a second-grader in St. Paul, Minn., and a second-grader in Eugene. Journey came from a 7-year-old in Mountain Home, Idaho, and

an 11-year-old in Dickinson, N.D. Lupin came from a 13-yearold in La Grande. Takota, a Shoshone word meaning Friend, came from a 14-yearold born in Oregon now living in Oklahoma.

The winner will be named Jan. 2.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife biologist John Stephenson checked on OR-7 last week after GPS tracking signals put him in Klamath County, between Crater Lake and Upper Klamath Lake. Stephenson didn’t spot him, but found tracks in the snow from a single wolf and the carcass of an injured elk calf that had been fed on.

“He’s stopped wandering, for the time being,” said Stephenson. “We’re glad to see he’s feeding on elk, and not on livestock. There aren’t very

many livestock up that valley now. That’s helpful.”

The same can’t be said for the Imnaha pack, which OR-7 left in northeastern Oregon on Sept. 10 to establish a new territory and try to find a mate.

The pack has been blamed for 20 livestock deaths since 2010. Shortly after OR-7 left, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife issued a kill order for the alpha male, OR7’s sire, and a sibling. That would leave the alpha female and a pup since OR-7 and other young adults dispersed.

Conservation groups, including Oregon Wild, won a court order stopping the kill order while the Oregon Court of Appeals decides whether it was issued properly.

Stephenson said he will be going back to see if OR-7 has found a mate.

ment Monday to confirm his identity. Cook County officials say his relatives were told Tuesday that he is alive.

“Being able to tell an 88year-old father that his son, whose picture he has been carrying around for 34 years in his breast pocket, has been found alive is something special,” Sheriff Thomas Dart said in a statement.

Reached by phone, Szal’s father said he didn’t feel well and declined to comment. Szal said he was pleased to learn his parents are still alive.

Even before his name was publicly linked to the serial killer, Szal had taken an interest in the Gacy case and had even read some books about it.

He can understand why some would suspect connections to his disappearance, he said, but it never occurred to him.

A carpenter, Szal is now working on starting a building maintenance business.

Finally reconnecting — facing his emotions and his feelings of betrayal — feels like a “horrible weight” has been lifted, he said.

“We’ve had some tough Christmases just because it’s hard not to be depressed,” Szal said. “So this year there’s a little light shining on us now.”

The Associated Press SALEM — Baby boomers and people who put off retirement during the Great Recession are contributing to a spike in public employees filing for their pensions, Oregon state officials say.

More than 8,000 public employees have put in their paperwork in 2011, up 44 percent from the average of recent years, the Oregon Public Employees Retirement System said.

The wave of baby boomers is expected to mean higher numbers of retirees for years to come, PERS spokesman David Crosley told the Salem Statesman Journal.

More than 70,000 PERS members — about one in three — are eligible to retire, he said.

Rising health care costs and shrinking assets may account for some of the surge, Crosley said.

“We believe the 2008 market downturn may have kept people working longer,” he said, as they waited to reach Medicare age and had a stronger financial footing.

The public pension system has been a prominent issue in Oregon in recent years, with the Legislature struggling to control costs, and state, local and school officials anticipating higher contributions.

When the Legislature passed a series of changes in 2003, more than 12,000 employees, a record, took retirement to avoid the impact.

The idea that the Legislature might take another whack occurred to Joel Condor, who retired June 30 at 54 from a job as a senior engineering technician in Marion County.

He told the Statesman Journal he wasn’t happy with the way things were going at work, and he had a private consulting business going.

“In the back of my mind, I was a little wary what the Legislature might do,” he said. “That was a little driving force. I thought if I wait until I am 58 or 59, that gives the Legislature years to maybe change my benefits.”

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Pick the cheaper of 2 footbridges

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f you’re a government agency that collects taxes to do its business, you have at least one overriding mission: You must make the best use possible of the taxes you collect.

With that it mind, members of the Bend Park & Recreation District board of directors should choose the less expensive of two proposals to build a footbridge at the First Street Rapids.

Option B-2, as it is called, is far less costly than Alternative A. The highest estimate for building Option B-2 is lower than the cheapest estimate for the latter.

There are good reasons for that.

Option B-2 is a shorter bridge. Less excavation would be involved, and the district would not have to engineer a way to ensure the safety of an irrigation pipeline that lies at river’s edge where Alternative A would cross the Deschutes.

Alternative A does have its proponents. Option B-2 would be somewhat more visible to those living along the river on Northwest First Street, a prospect folks in the neighborhood are understandably worried about. There’s concern about parking, as well. Both op-

tions have some neighbors on either side of the river worried about the behavior of some who already visit both Davis Park on the east side and the First Street Rapids site on the west side.

District officials are aware of their concerns. If Option B-2 is chosen the bridge will, indeed, be more visible to some neighbors. At the same time, however, they believe that parking may well improve because Pioneer Park is so nearby.

More important, they know from experience that as more people use a park, the less room there is for inappropriate behavior.

We don’t believe district directors can, in good conscience, agree to spend more than they must to build the First Street Rapids footbridge. Rather, as good stewards of public funds, they have an obligation to all who live within the district to close this gap in the Deschutes River Trail as inexpensively as possible.

Don’t back real estate tax ban in Oregon

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he Oregon Legislature’s quest for new taxes is interminable. It’s always thirsty.

Faced with a self-imposed ban on real estate transfer taxes, the Legislature found a way in 2009 to tax real estate transfers anyway. It increased recording fees.

In 2011, the Legislature considered doing away with the 1989 law banning real estate transfer taxes.

Enough lawmakers realized that a statewide real estate tax would work no wonders for a real estate market suffering through some of its worst years.

Realtors know they are walking around with the Legislature’s bull’s-eye on their backs. They have raised about $800,000 to make it unconstitutional in Oregon to have a transfer tax. The Willamette Week reported Wednesday that the Oregon Association of Realtors is pushing for a ballot measure that would ban any new real estate transfer taxes.

We understand and share the Realtors’ concern. We’d like to see the Legislature do a better job of making do with what it has before adding a new tax in a down economy. But we don’t think there should be a constitutional ban.

Only one county in Oregon has a real estate transfer tax — Washington County. The county’s tax is 0.1 percent. So if somebody sells a house for $250,000, a tax of $250 would have to be paid on the sale of the house. The tax has generated between $2 million and $3 mil-

We’d like to see the Legislature do a better job of making do with what it has before adding a new tax in a down economy.

But we don’t think there should be a constitutional ban. lion a year recently for the county’s general fund.

That tax does not strike us as outrageous at all. Of course, it could also go up and there’s no telling what kind of tax rate other governments might set.

But taxing options for governments in Oregon are already limited. And Oregonians have shown no appetite for a statewide sales tax.

The real issue for us boils down to if there should be a constitutional limit on whether or not there are real estate transfer taxes. We don’t believe so.

Realtors would essentially be getting special interest tax protection with this ballot measure. The measure also handcuffs the ability of local voters to decide how they should be taxed.

Realtors believe they will get enough signatures to place their measure on the ballot. Don’t sign the petition. Don’t vote for it if it winds up on the ballot.

My Nickel’s Worth Land exchange is good I have floated the John Day River for over 25 years, including many trips from Service Creek to Clarno.

We used to have it pretty much to ourselves, but in recent years the John Day River, like the Deschutes, has seen a dramatic rise in rafters and canoeists. As these levels increase, some of the aspects of the river that we enjoy — such as solitude, naturalness and primitive recreation — are diminished. The Cathedral Rock and Horse Heaven land exchanges will help alleviate some of those threats by providing four miles of additional access for rafters in the river corridor and, for land-based recreationists, a beautiful block of land at Horse Haven.

Richard Nelson’s letter, “Keep access to public lands� of Nov. 24, is deceptive and misleading. The land exchange will provide more access to public lands for both river- and landbased recreationists. He may not enjoy the river-based advantages of the exchange because, in his words, he “never floated this section of river,� but the people who used this segment for over 10,000 user days will.

I think those folks will appreciate a little more elbow room and solitude even if Nelson does not.

Craig Lacy Bend

Churches pitched in In reply to Kenneth Swipies’ letter regarding a “secularized Christmas,� let me offer a slight correction.

The local churches have come forward in a big way with donations and support for the Prineville Nativity scene. The assistance came in recently after the Central Oregonian printed the article in question.

I can only blame myself and my lame fundraising efforts for the slow start. Once our local paper “got the word out,� all went better than expected. We are blessed to have two of the best newspapers in this area I have ever seen. They have been a great help.

Kenneth, don’t be discouraged by the things you see. There are still many good, caring people in the community, and this is still a great nation.

Bob Orlando Prineville

Nativity scene is not about one religion No church is referenced in the suit against the Nativity scene in Prineville. It may be because churches interpret the understanding of the birth of Christ from different theological perspectives. Overall, apart from any church affiliation, there is general acceptance among all people who are cognizant of the story of the Nativity, that the message is more about a way of life based on love than any particular theological principle or church. A good analogy may be the devotion to our flag. We, regardless of political affiliation, honor the flag. It is a source of patriotism and many have died for its symbolism of freedom and equality. Yet we still

have not completely attained these.

So the Nativity scene is a symbol of a desire of people to reach for a higher standard based on love. It may never be attained in our lifetime, but we need these symbols to call us to become better than we are.

Once we erase these signs, we start to eradicate the soul of our nation.

The question regarding Prineville’s Nativity scene is not one of separation of church and state, but one of the right to display symbols of higher values that call people to reach beyond themselves. Once these values are sacrificed, then selfishness becomes the norm.

Besides, nowhere in the Constitution does it say anything about the separation of church and state. The First Amendment only says, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion ....�

Charlie Young Bend

Free to express faith During this Christmas season we put a sign in front of our house stating “A Savior is Born.� This is an expression of our Christian faith and what Christmas is all about.

Someone pulled out the sign and damaged it. We are saddened that someone would do this. We hope that whoever did this will reflect on the matter and learn to respect our rights on our property to freely express our faith, as we respect their constitutional rights.

Delmar Esau Bend

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Happy Hanukkah, Marines! Jewish Leathernecks light the way

By William McGurn hen Jews began their Hanukkah celebrations this week, they commemorated a 2,200-year-old revolt led by Judah Maccabee against a Greek empire attempting to crush the Jewish faith.

For some, the holiday holds an added resonance, linking their military service to one of the greatest Jewish warriors of all time.

These are the Jews of the U.S. Marine Corps.

In the popular mind, a Jewish Marine may sound exotic. In fact, Jews have their own chapters in the history of the Corps. In his book “Semper Chai!� Howard J. Leavitt explains the compatibility with a refreshing lack of nuance: “[M]any Jews were — and are — Marines, and the basic and lofty precepts and spiritual underpinnings of the United States, the U.S. Marine Corps and Judaism are one and the same, without any differences or conflict.�

In my life, Jews and Marines just

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go together. Maybe it started with my sister’s father-in-law, Harold Green.

Having grown up in a family whose first song was “The Marines’ Hymn,� none of my brothers were surprised that when our sister gave her heart to a nice Jewish boy, he would be one whose dad — like hers — had been a Marine.

There are also the children of friends. When Bill Kristol’s son was graduated from Harvard two years ago, many of his classmates went on to law school or hedge funds. Lt. Joseph Kristol deployed to Afghanistan, where he led Marines in the fabled 3/5 (3rd Battalion, 5th Marines) during combat in Helmand province. Another Ivy Leaguer who also exchanged Harvard Crimson for Marine Crimson is Lt. Matthew Blumenthal, son of Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn.

Then there’s the Ledeen family.

Among my most memorable evenings was a farewell for Marine Lt. Gabriel Ledeen, who was shipping off to presurge Iraq. That night we brought

our three young daughters to his mom and dad’s house, so they might remember the pride and anxiety of families whose sacrifices enable ours to sleep safely at night. Gabriel Ledeen is no longer on active duty but has been followed into the Corps by a brother who is: Lt. Daniel Ledeen.

Indeed, my experience has been such that I once put this question to a Jewish colleague who had also served in the Corps: “Why is it,� I asked, “that every Jew I know seems to be a Marine, the father of a Marine, or the son of a Marine?�

He didn’t skip a beat. “Well, we quickly found out that controlling all the levers of international finance wasn’t enough. We needed an elite fighting force to defend it.�

Being Jewish in the Marine Corps certainly brings its own perspective. In an article for Commentary magazine, Sam Jacobson wrote of his experiences as an infantry platoon leader in Iraq. At one point, his men — hoping he might get them out

of some unpleasant duty — invoked Moses, beseeching their young lieutenant to lead them out of bondage.

Another time, a fellow officer spotted his religious preference on his dog tags. “I didn’t know you were Jewish, Jacobson,� he said. “It’s good that it says it here. That way when you’re captured, al-Qaida will know to arrange for kosher meals.�

Alas, some of these good men have not lived to make the return trip home.

One was Mark Evnin. His mom, Mindy, told me that back when Mark was graduating from high school, the other moms at her book club were talking about this son’s going off to Columbia or that daughter’s heading out to Stanford. She proudly announced, “Mark’s going to sniper school.�

Cpl. Mark Evnin was killed in action in Iraq early on. His eulogy was delivered by his grandfather, Rabbi Max Wall, a former Army chaplain who had served with the U.S. forces that liberated Europe. That sad day Rabbi Wall said of his grandson:

“When he finally got permission to put on the uniform of the Marine Corps, it was the most wonderful thing in his life.�

Another Jew in uniform who laid down his life in this war was Sgt. Alan Sherman, a father of two boys he loved more than life. When he was killed by a roadside bomb in Baghdad, his brother described the great gift this Marine had bequeathed his sons: “He left them his honorable name, as a hero and a loving father.�

No Jew who has earned the eagle, anchor and globe believes himself any better than any other Marine. He may, however, be permitted a special affinity for a brotherhood that calls itself the few and the proud. As these Marines and their families kindle the first lights of the Hanukkah menorah, even those of us who do not share their faith gladly join them in giving thanks for righteous men willing to risk all to deliver us from oppression. — William McGurn is a columnist for The Wall Street Journal.

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D N Dora Christine Judy Ann Woods, of Portland June 21, 1971 - Dec. 16, 2011 Arrangements: Niswonger-Reynolds, Bend. 541-382-2471 www.niswonger-reynolds. com Services: A memorial gathering will be held in the summer of 2011 and will be announced later.

Melinda Kay Hughes, of Klamath Falls Dec. 31, 1974 - Dec. 6, 2011 Arrangements: Niswonger-Reynolds, 541-382-2471 www.niswonger-reynolds. com Services: A gathering of family and friends will be held Sat., Jan. 14, 2012, from 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. at the Romaine Village Recreation Hall, 19940 Mahogany St., Bend, OR 97702.

Mildred Marie Romine, of Bend July 28, 1924 - Dec. 19, 2011 Arrangements: Autumn Funerals, Bend 541-318-0842 www.autumnfunerals.com Services: No services will be held.

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Partners In Care, 2075 NE Wyatt Ct., Bend, OR 97701. 541-382-5882

Paul James Mazar, of Prineville Sept. 25, 1916 - Dec. 14, 2011 Arrangements: Prineville Funeral Home, 541-447-6459 Services: At his request, no local service will be held.

Graveside service will be at Oakhill Cemetery, on Friday, Dec. 23, 2011, at South St. Paul, Minnesota.

Robert Lee Martini, of Bend Dec. 24, 1945 - Dec. 11, 2011 Arrangements: Autumn Funerals, Bend 541-318-0842 www.autumnfunerals.com Services: A memorial service was held on Wed., Dec. 21, 2011, at First Missionary Baptist Church, in Bend.

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William Ronald Utlak, of Bend June 3, 1940 - Dec. 17, 2011 Arrangements: Autumn Funerals, Bend 541-318-0842 www.autumnfunerals.net Services: Memorial Mass, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011, 2:30 p.m., at ST. Francis Catholic Church, 2450 N.E. 27th St., Bend, OR 97701.

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Holly Ann Greene Gordon

April 3, 1916 - Dec. 11, 2011

April 7, 1969 - Oct. 25 2011

Dora Wonzer, 95, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and sister, went to be with God and loved ones. She is at peace and smiling from heaven.

Dora was born in Ridgeville, Wisconsin, third daughter of Otto and Marie Hoffmann.

She graduated from Tomah High School in 1934. In 1940, she married Edgar Wonzer and they had three children. Dora was an avid gardener and seamstress in her younger years. She also did beautiful crochet work. She canned fruits and vegetables and loved her flowers.

She and Ed ran a Texaco service station in Wisconsin for many years. Later in life she enjoyed playing Scrabble and was an excellent speller.

Ed and Dora relocated to Bend, Oregon in 1970 where Dora worked as a housekeeper for the Royal Gateway Motel. They were members of Trinity Lutheran Church and seldom missed a Sunday service.

She always wore one of her hats.

She will be remembered as honest, hard-working and dependable.

She lived at Ashely Manor Residence for the past five years with Alzheimer's disease.

Dora was preceded in death by her parents; husband of 55 years, Edgar; sisters, Luella, Ruth and Ruby; and infant daughter, Helen. She is survived by her sister, Edna; a daughter, Donna; a son, Norm; grandchildren, Diane and Dennis; and great-grandson, Danny.

A memorial will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church at a later date.

Holly Ann Greene Gordon was 42 years old and a native of Central Oregon.

She was a beloved mother, daughter, sister, wife, nurse and friend passed away peacefully on Oct. 25, 2011, after a courageous Holly Ann battle Gordon with cancer.

She had been sick since December, 2010, and ultimately died of complication from her treatment.

Holly was born on April 7, 1969, in Portland, to Richard Greene and Colleen Connolly Greene. Besides her parents, Holly is survived by her three brothers, Brian, Jeffery, and Michael Greene and two sisters, Kelly Greene McAfee, Shelly Greene Malkin, and her husband, Richard Gordon and son, Evan Gordon.

Holly was preceded in death by both maternal grandparents, John and Rosella Connolly, and fraternal grandparents, Cordell and Mae Greene.

She attended St. Francis and Cloverdale grade school, graduated from Redmond High School with the class of 1987. She was on the Honor Roll and lettered in Basketball, Volleyball and Track. She was also active in 4-H and enjoyed riding and showing her horse, Carmel.

In 1990, she graduated from Central Oregon Community College nursing class as a registered nurse. Holly worked in the ER department at St. Charles in Redmond, for over six years and was a member of the St. Charles family for twenty years.

Holly will be remembered for her compassionate love for people, her zest for life, her faith in God and her courage and gracefulness during her battle with cancer. The Greene and Gordon family cordially thank each and every one of you for all for the benefits, food, flowers, visits, cards, and especially your prayers, hugs, love and support.

As Holly would say, we love all of you, now, go enjoy the holidays in Holly's honor!!!!

Robert 'Bob' E. McKee June 11, 1922 - Dec. 12, 2011 Robert E. McKee, Bend, OR, passed away on December 12, 2011, following a stroke. He was 89 years old.

Bob was born on June 11, 1922, in Salem, OR, to Elmer and Anna McKee. Bob graduRobert 'Bob' E. ated from McKee Salem High School in 1940. He served in World War II in the U.S. 8th Air Force, flying 34 missions with the 100th Bomb Group as a B-17 Radio Operator. Bob was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in 1945.

In 1943, Bob married Marylou Wiesner. They were married for 68 years and had three children. After earning a degree in education from Oregon College of Education (WOSC), Bob and Marylou settled in Roseburg, OR, where he was a school teacher/administrator for 25 years. Bob finished his career in education at the Marion County Education Service District in 1987.

With retirement, Bob and Marylou moved to Bend, OR, in 1992. His interests included golf, gardening, walking and his family.

Bob is survived by his loving wife, Marylou; and his three children, Robert A. McKee (wife, Colleen), Mari Woodruff (husband, Scott), Roger McKee (wife, Jane); six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

A celebration of life is pending. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to your local Humane Society or your local Hospice.

Please sign the on-line guest registry for the family at www.niswonger-reynolds.com

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D E Deaths of note from around the world: Gene Summers, 83: Architect who helped execute Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s designs for the Seagram Building in Manhattan and other Modernist landmarks, then went on to design the McCormick Place convention center in Chicago.

Died of liver disease on Dec. 12 in Sebastopol, Calif.

Mark Ylen / (Albany) Democrat-Herald

RIDE-UP TELLER Alex Brewster of Kallispell, Mont., withdraws cash from an ATM in downtown Albany on Wednesday. Brewster rode his 12-year-old quarterhourse, Dooly, to surprise his mother at her work after driving to his parents’ home for Christmas.

Alleged Ponzi scheme operator pleads guilty, may serve 12 years

By Barry Massey The Associated Press

SANTA FE, N.M. — A former Albuquerque real estate executive pleaded guilty Wednesday to two felony charges and agreed to serve up to 12 years in prison to settle charges he ran a Ponzi scheme that swindled nearly $75 million out of investors in at least eight states.

Doug Vaughan entered the plea Wednesday in federal court in Santa Fe to charges of mail and wire fraud.

Chief Judge Bruce Black will determine the final sentence later, but the plea agreement calls for a minimum of 10 years and potentially up to 12 years.

The 64-year-old Vaughan agreed to pay a fine of up to $250,000, as well as restitution ordered by the court.

He will forfeit a house in Las Vegas, Nev., and the proceeds from personal property auc-

Fees Continued from C1 But there are also 14 other businesses in town that are charged this fee, including several grocery stores, Mission Linen and Subaru of Bend.

City officials say they want to make sure every business, including restaurants and auto repair shops, pay their fair share of the burden on the sewer system. To do this, they want to classify each commercial sewer customer as a low, medium, high or very high user, and charge each one accordingly.

Public Works Director Paul Rheault said the city is trying to determine how businesses will fall into this classification

tioned earlier this year.

The plea agreement settled a 30-count indictment, which could have meant up to life in prison for Vaughan had he been convicted on all charges and given maximum sentences, according to his attorney, Amy Sirignano.

One of Vaughan’s investors, Bill Kraft of Albuquerque, left the courtroom unhappy with Vaughan’s potential sentence. “Would you be satisfied with 12 years for $75 million?� said Kraft, 66.

He lost $300,000 through investments with Vaughan and has been forced to continue to work part-time rather than retiring. He sells and maintains copying equipment, and said he has little hope of getting his money back from Vaughan despite the restitution requirement in the plea deal.

Vaughan ran an invest-

ment scheme in which money put by later investors was used to help pay false profits to earlier ones.

Prosecutors say Vaughan swindled 600 investors in at least eight states, with victims in New Mexico, Arizona, Washington, Oregon, New Jersey, Texas, Virginia and Colorado.

The scheme involved people loaning money to Vaughan in exchange for promissory notes that carried high interest rates and were issued through his now-defunct Vaughan Company Realtors, which was once the largest independent residential brokerage in New Mexico.

The loans were supposed to be used for real estate investments that apparently were never made. When the scheme collapsed, Vaughan and his company filed petitions for bankruptcy court protection in February 2010.

system. He said it’s important to know what types of businesses should be charged the extra-strength fee. “We want something equitable,� Rheault said. “Is it fair to the breweries if we don’t charge the funeral homes?�

The city is still trying to figure out how much to charge for the extra-strength fee, and those numbers aren’t expected to be ready until February. Once the new extrastrength system is in place, business owners will also have a chance to appeal how they’re being charged.

Initially, city officials said they wanted to implement the new fees in March. But after Wednesday’s meeting with local brewers, many councilors seemed hesitant to move

that quickly. They said there were still too many questions, and they wanted more input from others in the business community.

Bend Business Advocate Jon Skidmore, who has been working closely with breweries during the past several months on the extra-strength charge, also shared this sentiment. “The concern I’ve heard repeatedly has been, ‘Is there a mandate to get this done by March?’ � Skidmore said. “I just think in three months this is a pretty big issue to be dealing with.... I just don’t want to rush into something that’s going to backfire on us.� — Reporter: 541-633-2160, ngrube@bendbulletin.com

— From wire reports

Ralph MacDonald was ‘ghost’ percussionist of pop

By Paul Vitello

FEATURED OBITUARY

New York Times News Service

Ralph MacDonald, a Grammy Award-winning percussionist and composer whose understated Afro-Caribbean rhythms were known as “the ghost� behind the hit records of a multitude of 1970s and ‘80s pop stars and who was a co-writer on the hit songs “Where Is the Love?� and “Just the Two of Us,� died on Sunday in Stamford, Conn.

He was 67.

The cause was lung cancer, his family said.

MacDonald’s touch on the conga drums and dozens of other percussion instruments was ubiquitous for many years in pop music. It supplied the

intimate undertow of Bette Midler’s “Do You Want to Dance?� (1972), the drive behind David Bowie’s “Young Americans� (1975) and the Caribbean lilt in Jimmy Buffett’s “Margaritaville� (1977).

With a reputation in the industry as “the ghost behind the million-selling albums,� as The New York Times recounted in 1977, he made similarly defining contributions to records by Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon, Aretha Franklin, Phoebe Snow, Rod Stewart, George Benson, James Taylor, Billy Joel, Luther Vandross and Amy Winehouse.

“My approach is to work with melody by simply enhancing it,� he told The Times.

Simon, with whom he made six albums, “sings such pretty songs,� he said, that “it’s a challenge to enhance that without overdoing it.�

MacDonald began learning his craft at an early age.

His father and five uncles, im-

migrants from Trinidad, all played professionally in calypso bands. It was one of his uncles, Urias Fritz, who taught him to play with his fingers, not his whole hand, and showed him where to hit the drum. “He didn’t just hit the top of the drum,� McDonald said in an interview. “He’d hit it all over, for all types of sounds.�

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THE BULLETIN • THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2011

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W E AT H ER FOR EC A ST Maps and national forecast provided by Weather Central LP ©2011.

TODAY, DECEMBER 22

FRIDAY Tonight: Partly cloudy.

Today: Mostly sunny.

Ben Burkel

Bob Shaw

HIGH

LOW

41

16

Astoria 48/37

48/38

Cannon Beach 49/38

Hillsboro Portland 43/34 43/29

Tillamook 52/33

Salem

48/35

39/27

Maupin

42/29

41/29

38/13

Oakridge

Cottage Grove

38/25

41/29

Coos Bay

Crescent

51/37

Silver Lake

37/10

Port Orford 55/38

Gold Beach 56/40

31/17

Baker City

30s

34/11

John Day

Unity 33/8

34/23

Vale 35/11

Juntura

Burns Riley

EAST Ontario Mostly sunny skies 34/11 with seasonable temperatures Nyssa expected today.

34/11

35/10

39/14

34/9

Jordan Valley Frenchglen

31/6

Yesterday’s state extremes

37/14

• 61°

Paisley

Brookings

36/6

42/11

Klamath Falls 39/10

Ashland

59/35

36/13

40/15

Chiloquin

Medford

42/19

Brookings

Hampton

30/15

31/20

CENTRAL Mostly sunny skies with seasonable temperatures expected today.

40/17

• 5°

Fields

Lakeview

McDermitt

37/17

39/7

Burns

27/16

-30s

-20s

Yesterday’s extremes (in the 48 contiguous states):

• 83° Fort Myers, Fla.

• -6° Fraser, Colo.

• 2.08” Dothan, Ala.

Honolulu 81/70

-10s

0s

Vancouver 41/34

10s Calgary 35/25

20s

30s

Saskatoon 27/19

Seattle 43/36

40s

Winnipeg 18/15

50s

60s

Thunder Bay 15/5

70s

80s

90s

Quebec 31/19

100s 110s

Halifax 44/28 Portland Billings To ronto Portland 47/29 28/17 41/32 43/34 St. Paul Green Bay Boston 26/15 34/18 Boise 53/35 Buffalo Rapid City Detroit 35/14 43/35 New York 27/11 42/30 56/41 Des Moines Cheyenne Philadelphia 34/19 Chicago 17/2 Columbus 57/43 41/31 Omaha 51/36 San Francisco Salt Lake Washington, D. C. 30/14 57/45 City Louisville 60/47 Las St. Louis Denver 49/40 29/18 Kansas City 47/34 Vegas 20/-2 38/25 50/33 Nashville 55/41 Albuquerque Los Angeles Charlotte Oklahoma City 37/20 62/43 45/25 Atlanta 70/59 Phoenix 71/50 Little Rock 57/38 Birmingham Dallas 52/39 Tijuana 71/47 61/39 62/42 New Orleans 73/53 Orlando 81/61 Chihuahua Houston 60/29 65/48 Miami 80/70 Monterrey La Paz 71/49 72/48 Mazatlan Anchorage 74/48 22/15 Juneau 39/34 Bismarck 28/17

FRONTS

MONDAY Partly cloudy.

Partly cloudy.

HIGH LOW

HIGH LOW

48 23

HIGH LOW

48 23

43 26

BEND ALMANAC

PLANET WATCH

TEMPERATURE

SUN AND MOON SCHEDULE

Tomorrow Rise Set Mercury . . . .5:50 a.m. . . . . . 3:13 p.m.

Venus . . . . . .9:48 a.m. . . . . . 7:00 p.m.

Mars. . . . . .10:44 p.m. . . . . 11:49 a.m.

Jupiter. . . . . .1:08 p.m. . . . . . 2:38 a.m.

Saturn. . . . . .2:15 a.m. . . . . . 1:14 p.m.

Uranus . . . .11:59 a.m. . . . . 12:05 a.m.

Yesterday’s weather through 4 p.m. in Bend 24 hours ending 4 p.m.. . . 0.00” High/Low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38/18 Record high . . . . . . . . 57 in 1937 Month to date . . . . . . . . . . 0.00” Average month to date. . . 1.18” Record low. . . . . . . . -15 in 1990 Year to date . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.76” Average high . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Average year to date. . . . 11.13” Average low. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Barometric pressure at 4 p.m.30.38 Record 24 hours . . .1.02 in 1969 *Melted liquid equivalent

Sunrise today . . . . . . 7:37 a.m.

Sunset today . . . . . . 4:30 p.m.

Sunrise tomorrow . . 7:38 a.m.

Sunset tomorrow. . . 4:31 p.m.

Moonrise today . . . . 5:27 a.m.

Moonset today . . . . 2:45 p.m.

Moon phases New

First

Dec. 24 Dec. 31

Full

Last

Jan. 8

Jan. 16

OREGON CITIES City

Yesterday Hi/Lo/Pcp

Astoria . . . . . . . .46/30/0.00 Baker City . . . . . .36/21/0.00 Brookings . . . . . .61/44/0.00 Burns. . . . . . . . . . .37/5/0.00 Eugene . . . . . . . .40/30/0.00 Klamath Falls . . . .39/5/0.00 Lakeview. . . . . . .34/14/0.00 La Pine . . . . . . . . .36/7/0.00 Medford . . . . . . 41/20/trace Newport . . . . . . .46/32/0.00 North Bend . . . . .50/34/0.00 Ontario . . . . . . . .44/20/0.00 Pendleton . . . . . .40/28/0.00 Portland . . . . . . 42/34/trace Prineville . . . . . . . .40/9/0.00 Redmond. . . . . . . .39/8/0.00 Roseburg. . . . . . .47/39/0.00 Salem . . . . . . . . 40/36/trace Sisters . . . . . . . . .40/20/0.00 The Dalles . . . . . .50/31/0.00

Thursday Hi/Lo/W

ULTRAVIOLET INDEX Friday Hi/Lo/W

. . . . .48/37/s . . . . .47/38/sh . . . . .34/11/s . . . . .32/15/pc . . . . . 59/35/f . . . . . .54/42/c . . . . .32/6/pc . . . . . .35/9/pc . . . . .41/29/s . . . . .43/33/sh . . . . .39/10/s . . . . .42/19/pc . . . . . .39/7/s . . . . .42/15/pc . . . .39/12/pc . . . . .44/16/pc . . . . .42/19/s . . . . .47/22/pc . . . . .49/37/s . . . . .50/37/sh . . . . .49/35/s . . . . .49/37/sh . . . .34/11/pc . . . . .31/15/pc . . . . .34/22/s . . . . .46/27/pc . . . . .43/34/s . . . . .43/36/sh . . . . .43/17/s . . . . .49/24/pc . . . . .41/16/s . . . . .48/27/pc . . . . . 42/26/f . . . . .45/33/sh . . . . .43/30/s . . . . .44/32/sh . . . .39/15/pc . . . . .44/26/pc . . . . .39/27/s . . . . .45/31/pc

SKI REPORT

The higher the UV Index number, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. Index is for solar at noon.

1

LOW 0

MEDIUM 2

4

HIGH 6

V.HIGH 8

PRECIPITATION

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ROAD CONDITIONS Snow level and road conditions representing conditions at 5 p.m. yesterday. Key: T.T. = Traction Tires.

Ski report from around the state, representing conditions at 5 p.m. yesterday: Snow accumulation in inches Ski area Last 24 hours Base Depth Anthony Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0 . . . . . .30-32 Hoodoo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0 . . . no report Mt. Ashland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0 . . . . . .21-32 Mt. Bachelor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . 32 Mt. Hood Meadows . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . 41 Mt. Hood Ski Bowl . . . . . . . . . . .0-0 . . . . . .21-30 Timberline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . . . 52 Warner Canyon . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0 . . . no report Willamette Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0 . . . no report

Pass Conditions I-5 at Siskiyou Summit . . . . . . . . Carry chains or T. Tires I-84 at Cabbage Hill . . . . . . . . . . Carry chains or T. Tires Aspen, Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0 . . . . . .16-20 Hwy. 20 at Santiam Pass . . . . . . Carry chains or T. Tires Mammoth Mtn., California . . . . . 0.0 . . . . . .18-24 Hwy. 26 at Government Camp. . Carry chains or T. Tires Park City, Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0 . . . . . . . . 18 Hwy. 26 at Ochoco Divide . . . . . Carry chains or T. Tires Squaw Valley, California . . . . . . . 0.0 . . . . . . . . 12 Hwy. 58 at Willamette Pass . . . . Carry chains or T. Tires Sun Valley, Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0 . . . . . . . . 20 Hwy. 138 at Diamond Lake . . . . Carry chains or T. Tires Taos, New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0 . . . . . .45-53 Hwy. 242 at McKenzie Pass . . . . . . . . Closed for season Vail, Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0 . . . . . . . . 18 For links to the latest ski conditions visit: For up-to-minute conditions turn to: www.skicentral.com/oregon.html www.tripcheck.com or call 511 Legend:W-weather, Pcp-precipitation, s-sun, pc-partial clouds, c-clouds, h-haze, sh-showers, r-rain, t-thunderstorms, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice, rs-rain-snow mix, w-wind, f-fog, dr-drizzle, tr-trace

TRAVELERS’ FORECAST NATIONAL

NATIONAL WEATHER SYSTEMS -40s

SUNDAY Mostly sunny.

48 22

WEST Areas of fog and freezing fog early; otherwise mostly sunny today.

37/9

Grants Pass 41/22

Union

Christmas Valley

Chemult

42/26

Joseph

Brothers 38/12

Fort Rock 40/14

37/11

32/6

Roseburg

41/16

La Pine 39/12

Crescent Lake

49/36

Bandon

42/21

Prineville 43/17 Sisters Redmond Paulina 39/13 39/15 41/16 Sunriver Bend

Eugene

51/38

Spray 38/14 Mitchell 44/18

Enterprise 29/13

34/23

Granite

36/13

40s

51/39

Florence

34/23

Madras

Camp Sherman

30/21

La Grande

Condon

Warm Springs

Corvallis Yachats

33/22

36/24

44/23

Wallowa

34/22

Ruggs

43/22

42/28

Pendleton

34/25

33/22

Willowdale

Albany

Newport

Hermiston 33/22

Arlington

Wasco

Sandy

43/30

49/37

50s

38/28

Government Camp 36/17

43/33

32/23

The Biggs Dalles 34/29

43/30

McMinnville

Lincoln City

Umatilla

Hood River

Partly cloudy.

HIGH LOW

FORECAST: STATE Seaside

SATURDAY

Yesterday Thursday Friday City Hi/Lo/Pcp Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W Abilene, TX . . . . . .58/29/0.00 . .55/29/pc . . 36/26/c Akron . . . . . . . . . .57/43/0.77 . . . 48/33/r . . 38/28/c Albany. . . . . . . . . .48/35/0.55 . . .46/31/c . .38/25/rs Albuquerque. . . . .41/23/0.00 . . 37/20/rs . 31/17/sn Anchorage . . . . . .36/30/0.02 . . .22/15/c . 19/11/pc Atlanta . . . . . . . . .66/57/0.00 . . . 71/50/t . 63/41/pc Atlantic City . . . . .61/48/0.00 . .57/51/pc . . .54/41/r Austin . . . . . . . . . .50/41/0.00 . .67/40/sh . 51/36/pc Baltimore . . . . . . .62/44/0.09 . . .58/44/c . 52/36/sh Billings . . . . . . . . .38/27/0.00 . .28/17/pc . 37/20/pc Birmingham . . . . .68/53/0.33 . . . 71/47/t . 60/40/pc Bismarck. . . . . . . .40/27/0.00 . .28/17/pc . . 38/19/s Boise . . . . . . . . . . .42/27/0.00 . . . 35/14/s . . 34/17/s Boston. . . . . . . . . .57/34/0.08 . .53/35/pc . . .40/31/r Bridgeport, CT. . . .54/42/0.18 . .53/37/pc . . .42/28/r Buffalo . . . . . . . . .56/37/0.39 . . .43/35/c . .35/31/rs Burlington, VT. . . .45/27/0.25 . . .39/28/c . 33/22/sn Caribou, ME . . . . .29/11/0.00 . . .33/10/c . . . 16/0/c Charleston, SC . . .71/52/0.02 . . .74/61/c . 71/57/sh Charlotte. . . . . . . .63/53/1.28 . .70/59/sh . 66/46/sh Chattanooga. . . . .66/57/0.96 . . . 64/47/r . . 58/42/s Cheyenne . . . . . . .37/18/0.00 . . . 17/2/sn . 28/12/pc Chicago. . . . . . . . .43/39/0.01 . . 41/31/rs . . 36/29/s Cincinnati . . . . . . .62/49/0.26 . . . 49/37/r . . 43/33/c Cleveland . . . . . . .60/44/0.67 . . . 45/35/r . . 36/31/c Colorado Springs .37/15/0.00 . . . 18/0/sn . . 28/14/s Columbia, MO . . .44/35/0.07 . . .43/27/c . . 36/24/c Columbia, SC . . . .68/57/0.11 . .74/59/sh . 69/49/sh Columbus, GA. . . .68/59/0.68 . . . 75/57/t . . .66/44/t Columbus, OH. . . .62/46/0.55 . . . 51/36/r . . 42/33/c Concord, NH. . . . .34/16/0.10 . .47/27/pc . .38/21/rs Corpus Christi. . . .60/50/0.00 . .66/50/sh . 61/45/pc Dallas Ft Worth. . .55/34/0.00 . .61/39/pc . 48/31/pc Dayton . . . . . . . . .57/46/0.89 . . . 47/33/r . . 40/32/c Denver. . . . . . . . . .40/20/0.00 . . 20/-2/sn . . . 29/8/s Des Moines. . . . . .48/29/0.01 . .34/19/pc . . 31/19/s Detroit. . . . . . . . . .49/37/0.10 . . .42/30/c . 35/28/pc Duluth. . . . . . . . . .31/21/0.00 . . . . 20/9/s . 30/16/pc El Paso. . . . . . . . . .54/29/0.00 . .53/29/pc . . 39/25/c Fairbanks. . . . . . . .27/11/0.06 . . . . 5/-8/c . -3/-20/sn Fargo. . . . . . . . . . .39/28/0.00 . .23/14/pc . 35/16/pc Flagstaff . . . . . . . . .41/9/0.00 . . .25/7/pc . . . 29/6/s

Yesterday Thursday Friday City Hi/Lo/Pcp Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W Grand Rapids . . . .40/34/0.03 . . .41/26/c . 32/26/pc Green Bay. . . . . . .40/26/0.00 . . 34/18/sf . . 29/20/s Greensboro. . . . . .62/53/0.86 . .68/56/sh . 59/45/pc Harrisburg. . . . . . .59/39/0.05 . . .54/40/c . 48/33/sh Hartford, CT . . . . .54/35/0.06 . .52/33/pc . . .42/27/r Helena. . . . . . . . . .37/25/0.02 . .26/13/pc . . 31/19/s Honolulu. . . . . . . .82/70/0.02 . .81/70/sh . 81/70/sh Houston . . . . . . . .60/43/0.00 . .65/48/sh . 61/42/pc Huntsville . . . . . . .66/50/0.03 . . . 63/43/t . . 55/38/s Indianapolis . . . . .54/44/1.00 . . . 45/34/r . 39/27/pc Jackson, MS . . . . .66/50/0.01 . . . 62/42/t . . 57/41/s Jacksonville. . . . . .76/62/0.00 . .78/60/pc . . 77/59/c Juneau. . . . . . . . . .37/34/0.19 . . 39/34/rs . .36/32/rs Kansas City. . . . . .47/28/0.00 . . 38/25/rs . . 33/21/s Lansing . . . . . . . . .39/35/0.07 . . .40/27/c . 32/25/pc Las Vegas . . . . . . .59/35/0.00 . . . 50/33/s . . 48/31/s Lexington . . . . . . .61/45/0.34 . . . 49/40/r . . 46/34/c Lincoln. . . . . . . . . .47/21/0.00 . . .30/14/c . . 32/18/s Little Rock. . . . . . .53/43/0.00 . . . 52/39/r . 51/34/pc Los Angeles. . . . . .63/45/0.00 . . . 62/43/s . . 65/42/s Louisville. . . . . . . .62/50/0.46 . . . 49/40/r . . 46/34/c Madison, WI . . . . .39/29/0.03 . . 36/20/sf . 32/22/pc Memphis. . . . . . . .62/44/0.00 . . . 50/39/r . 48/40/pc Miami . . . . . . . . . .80/72/0.00 . .80/70/pc . 81/71/pc Milwaukee . . . . . .39/36/0.03 . . 39/25/sf . 34/25/pc Minneapolis . . . . .31/18/0.00 . . . 26/15/s . 30/19/pc Nashville. . . . . . . .62/48/0.15 . . . 55/41/r . . 48/37/c New Orleans. . . . .73/65/0.00 . . . 73/53/t . 64/48/pc New York . . . . . . .59/42/0.01 . .56/41/pc . . .46/35/r Newark, NJ . . . . . .61/42/0.02 . .56/39/pc . 44/32/sh Norfolk, VA . . . . . .65/53/0.52 . . .65/56/c . 58/45/sh Oklahoma City . . .53/26/0.00 . . .45/25/c . 35/23/pc Omaha . . . . . . . . .43/23/0.00 . . .30/14/c . . 31/19/s Orlando. . . . . . . . .80/56/0.00 . .81/61/pc . 82/63/pc Palm Springs. . . . .69/40/0.00 . . . 59/40/s . . 60/39/s Peoria . . . . . . . . . .40/34/0.02 . . .41/27/c . . 35/24/c Philadelphia . . . . .61/41/0.06 . . .57/43/c . . .51/35/r Phoenix. . . . . . . . .63/45/0.00 . .57/38/pc . . 57/36/s Pittsburgh . . . . . . .61/42/0.37 . . . 51/37/r . 41/28/sh Portland, ME. . . . .37/16/0.23 . .47/29/pc . .37/23/rs Providence . . . . . .56/33/0.11 . .53/34/pc . . .41/30/r Raleigh . . . . . . . . .65/55/0.24 . . .71/58/c . 61/46/sh

Yesterday Thursday Friday City Hi/Lo/Pcp Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W Rapid City . . . . . . .39/30/0.12 . . . 27/11/s . . 42/24/s Reno . . . . . . . . . . .45/18/0.00 . . . 35/12/s . . 41/15/s Richmond . . . . . . .65/51/0.17 . .65/56/sh . 55/41/sh Rochester, NY . . . .54/37/0.30 . . .44/31/c . .35/23/rs Sacramento. . . . . .59/29/0.00 . . . 57/31/s . . 59/33/s St. Louis. . . . . . . . .47/43/0.01 . . . 47/34/r . 39/31/pc Salt Lake City . . . .36/22/0.00 . . .29/18/c . 30/20/pc San Antonio . . . . .54/43/0.00 . .69/43/pc . 55/37/pc San Diego . . . . . . .61/46/0.00 . . . 64/43/s . . 65/43/s San Francisco . . . .60/39/0.00 . . . 56/42/s . . 56/43/s San Jose . . . . . . . .63/36/0.00 . . . 57/39/s . . 61/40/s Santa Fe . . . . . . . .35/21/0.00 . .30/14/sn . . 24/5/sn

Yesterday Thursday Friday City Hi/Lo/Pcp Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W Savannah . . . . . . .74/53/0.00 . . .76/60/c . 73/58/sh Seattle. . . . . . . . . .45/33/0.00 . . . 43/36/s . . 45/37/c Sioux Falls. . . . . . .40/14/0.00 . .29/11/pc . . 35/15/s Spokane . . . . . . . 34/15/trace . .27/18/pc . 32/24/pc Springfield, MO . .40/32/0.00 . . .48/29/c . .36/25/rs Tampa. . . . . . . . . .81/65/0.00 . .82/63/pc . 81/65/pc Tucson. . . . . . . . . .58/37/0.00 . .55/30/pc . . 51/31/s Tulsa . . . . . . . . . . .49/36/0.00 . . .52/30/c . 41/24/pc Washington, DC . .61/47/0.12 . .60/47/sh . 53/37/sh Wichita . . . . . . . . .45/24/0.00 . . 36/23/rs . . 31/18/s Yakima . . . . . . . . .48/21/0.00 . . . 30/18/s . 37/24/pc Yuma. . . . . . . . . . .65/43/0.00 . . . 60/37/s . . 61/37/s

INTERNATIONAL Amsterdam. . . . . .45/41/0.00 . .48/45/sh . 49/41/sh Athens. . . . . . . . . 55/44/trace . . . 54/43/r . 45/39/sh Auckland. . . . . . . .72/54/0.00 . .67/53/sh . 66/53/sh Baghdad . . . . . . . . NA/36/NA . . . 70/44/s . 70/46/pc Bangkok . . . . . . not available . . .88/74/c . . 87/74/c Beijing. . . . . . . . . .37/18/0.00 . . . 34/15/s . 35/17/pc Beirut . . . . . . . . . .66/59/0.00 . . . 68/53/s . 65/53/sh Berlin. . . . . . . . . . .39/32/0.00 . . .37/35/c . 44/38/sh Bogota . . . . . . . . .63/54/0.00 . .71/50/pc . 72/49/sh Budapest. . . . . . . .34/14/0.00 . .33/24/pc . 35/28/pc Buenos Aires. . . . .95/77/0.00 . . . 87/61/t . . 73/52/s Cabo San Lucas . .72/54/0.00 . . . 73/52/s . . 76/54/s Cairo . . . . . . . . . . .66/52/0.00 . . . 67/52/s . . 64/49/s Calgary . . . . . . . . .32/21/0.00 . . . 35/25/s . . 36/24/s Cancun . . . . . . . . .82/70/0.00 . . . 84/71/t . . .82/71/t Dublin . . . . . . . . . .54/50/0.00 . . .53/43/c . 44/34/sh Edinburgh. . . . . . .54/39/0.00 . . .49/42/c . 44/36/sh Geneva . . . . . . . . .37/34/0.00 . . .44/39/c . 48/35/pc Harare. . . . . . . . . .82/55/0.00 . .85/60/pc . 86/63/sh Hong Kong . . . . . .72/64/0.00 . .67/57/pc . 64/55/pc Istanbul. . . . . . . . .52/45/0.00 . . . 53/46/r . 46/39/sh Jerusalem . . . . . . .58/52/0.00 . . . 65/44/s . . 60/41/s Johannesburg. . . .84/59/0.00 . . . 82/63/t . . .77/60/t Lima . . . . . . . . . . .79/66/0.00 . . .75/65/c . 76/64/pc Lisbon . . . . . . . . . .64/54/0.00 . . . 64/46/s . 64/48/pc London . . . . . . . . .55/43/0.00 . .54/48/pc . 52/39/sh Madrid . . . . . . . . .63/30/0.00 . . . 57/35/s . . 58/35/s Manila. . . . . . . . . .88/79/0.00 . . . 88/76/t . . .86/75/t

Mecca . . . . . . . . . .93/72/0.00 . . . 92/71/s . . 90/71/s Mexico City. . . . . .75/45/0.00 . . . 76/44/s . 75/45/pc Montreal. . . . . . . .28/19/0.00 . . .34/22/c . . 24/12/s Moscow . . . . . . . .28/23/0.00 . .29/22/sn . .24/17/sf Nairobi . . . . . . . . .79/59/0.00 . .77/58/sh . 76/59/sh Nassau . . . . . . . . .81/68/0.00 . .81/71/pc . 81/72/pc New Delhi. . . . . . .72/46/0.00 . . . 67/43/s . . 72/46/s Osaka . . . . . . . . . .54/37/0.00 . .48/35/pc . 46/37/sh Oslo. . . . . . . . . . . .19/14/0.00 . . 33/28/rs . 41/33/sh Ottawa . . . . . . . . .30/18/0.00 . . .34/22/c . . 24/12/s Paris. . . . . . . . . . . .54/43/0.00 . . .53/46/c . 52/41/sh Rio de Janeiro. . . .91/73/0.00 . .93/73/pc . . .92/74/t Rome. . . . . . . . . . .52/39/0.00 . . . 53/36/s . . 57/38/s Santiago . . . . . . . .84/59/0.00 . . . 82/53/s . . 84/54/s Sao Paulo . . . . . . .91/70/0.00 . .92/71/pc . . .93/72/t Sapporo . . . . . . . .18/18/0.00 . .33/29/sn . 30/24/sn Seoul. . . . . . . . . . .41/25/0.00 . . . 27/12/s . . 28/14/s Shanghai. . . . . . . .48/45/0.00 . . . 45/32/s . 42/30/pc Singapore . . . . . . .86/77/0.00 . . . 85/76/t . . .86/76/t Stockholm. . . . . . .34/30/0.00 . . 36/33/rs . 44/40/sh Sydney. . . . . . . . . .72/66/0.00 . .72/64/sh . . .74/64/t Taipei. . . . . . . . . . .68/63/0.00 . .65/54/sh . 62/51/pc Tel Aviv . . . . . . . . .68/57/0.00 . . . 70/55/s . 64/48/pc Tokyo. . . . . . . . . . .48/41/0.00 . .51/41/pc . 48/36/pc Toronto . . . . . . . . .43/32/0.00 . . .41/32/c . . 34/26/s Vancouver. . . . . . .43/32/0.00 . . . 41/34/s . 41/39/sh Vienna. . . . . . . . . .41/23/0.00 . . .34/31/c . 40/35/sh Warsaw. . . . . . . . .30/23/0.00 . .30/21/pc . 33/24/pc

SPORTS

Scoreboard, D2 Prep sports, D2 College basketball, D3 NHL, D3

NFL, D4 College football, D4, D5 NBA, D5 Hunting & fishing, D6

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PREP BOYS SOCCER

PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL

Two local players named all-state

Madras standout disciplined for elbow incident

Two Central Oregon players have been named to Oregon high school all-state boys soccer teams for the 2011 season.

The 12-member allstate teams, selected in a vote of coaches coordinated by The Oregonian newspaper, were announced this week.

Eduardo Lopez, a senior forward from Bend’s Mountain View High, was named to the Class 5A first team. And Jake McAllister, a sophomore midfielder from Sisters, was named to the Class 4A first team.

Another Central Oregon player, senior defender Andrew Orlich of Bend’s Summit High, received honorable mention in the Class 5A voting.

For complete lists of the all-state teams, see scoreboard, D2.

— Bulletin staff report

NFL QB Rodgers is AP top male athlete GREEN BAY, Wis. — When Aaron Rodgers needs to rekindle the feelings that drove his rise from a junior college quarterback to Super Bowl MVP, he doesn’t have to look too far.

Rodgers held on to the many rejection letters he received from marquee college programs as he was coming out of high school.

Even today, he leaves a few of them sitting out at his house.

“I chose the couple that I thought were most demeaning to display in a space in my house that really nobody is able to see but myself,” Rodgers said. “It’s something that I think is important to keep fresh on your mind. Maybe not every day, but once a week your eyes might pan across it and you have a little laugh about the journey you’ve been on — at the same time, remembering that there still are people out there that you can prove something to.”

Good luck finding those doubters now.

Rodgers is the 2011 Male Athlete of the Year, chosen by members of The Associated Press, after he turned in an MVP performance in the Green Bay Packers’ Super Bowl victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in February and then went on to lead his team on a long unbeaten run this season.

Rodgers received 112 votes out of the 212 ballots submitted from U.S. news organizations that make up the AP’s membership. Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander finished second with 50 votes, followed by tennis standout Novak Djokovic (21), Carolina Panthers rookie quarterback Cam Newton (6) and NASCAR champion Tony Stewart (5).

— The Associated Press

Green Bay QB Aaron Rodgers

• The White Buffaloes’ Abby Scott was suspended for a controversial play during a game against La Pine

By Beau Eastes The Bulletin

After sitting out Tuesday’s nonconference girls basketball game against Bend High — a one-game suspension for an on-court incident last week in Seaside — Madras senior standout

Abby Scott has been cleared to play again by her coach.

Scott, who is averaging 24.8 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.5 steals per game this season, is expected back for Madras’ matchup against Coquille on Wednesday in the first round of the

Les Schwab Holiday Invitational in Coos Bay. The Tri-River Conference’s reigning player of the year faced disciplinary action after allegedly throwing an elbow at an opponent in the semifinal round of the Seaside Holiday Classic on Friday against La Pine.

Scott, a 6-foot-1-inch guard who has signed to play at New Mexico State University next season, was not ejected or even called for a foul on the play

Friday. But based on video evidence, Oster sat her for Tuesday’s game at Bend High, which Madras lost 35-21.

“We dealt with it in-house,” said White Buffaloes coach Rory Oster, whose squad finished third at the 2011 Class 4A state tournament and is currently ranked No. 1 in the state.

“It’s a team issue. All suspensions come from me. It’s my program and I handle things accordingly.”

See Madras / D5

PREP WRESTLING

NBA: BLAZERS PREVIEW

Is there hope for Portland?

LaMarcus Aldridge is the biggest returning star for the Blazers.

Rick Bowmer / The Associated Press

Cowboys shine at Lebanon tourney • Crook County wins six of its seven duals Bulletin staff report LEBANON — A selection of highly regarded wrestling teams from Class 6A, 5A and 4A came together over two days at the Lebanon Tournament. Crook County proved itself to be among the best of them.

The Cowboys won six of the seven dual meets they competed in. In Tuesday’s competitions, Crook County bested Class 6A Sprague, Class 5A Dallas, Class 5A (and tournament host) Lebanon and Class 4A Sweet Home. The Cowboys went 2-1 in Wednesday’s action, beating Class 5A Hood River Valley and Class 5A Eagle Point before falling to Class 4A rival Cascade.

“We’ve got a young team, and that’s the first dual (meet) we’ve lost (all season),” Crook County coach Jake Huffman said.

Young wrestlers turned in some of the Cowboys’ best performances in the tournament. Freshman Collbran Meeker, wrestling at 126 pounds, was the lone individual to finish the tournament with a perfect 7-0 record in his matches.

“As a freshman, to come into a hostile environment at a tough weight (class), he’s pretty impressive,” Huffman said of Meeker.

Fellow freshman Trayton Libolt posted a 6-1 record at 106 pounds, and three other wrestlers won five of their seven tournament matches: senior Rhett Smith (220 pounds), sophomore Johnny Avina (113 pounds) and freshman Alex Urrea (152 pounds).

“Trayton has been consistent for us all year,” Huffman said. “(Urrea) is doing a great job for us. He really started to get into a groove.”

Crook County’s next meet is the Free-Berry Tournament in Pendleton, which begins on Thursday, Dec. 29.

• After the Trails Blazers were hit with bad news regarding Brandon Roy and Greg Oden, the team has reason to be optimistic as the season nears

By Anne M. Peterson The Associated Press

PORTLAND — The lockout-shortened NBA season looked to be an all-around disaster at the start for the Portland Trail Blazers.

In what has become known as Black Friday around the organization, the Blazers’ hopes to see Brandon Roy, Greg Oden and LaMarcus Aldridge lead the team to glory Inside were dashed.

• Blazers fall Instead, Roy retired, Oden had another knee setto Jazz in back, and Aldridge’s training camp was delayed by a preseason medical procedure for a heart condition. game, D5 But since that dark day at the start of camp on Dec. 9, the Blazers have become surprisingly upbeat.

The team, which continues to operate without a permanent general manager, added depth on the free-agent market. They have embraced a new up-tempo style. Aldridge returned quickly. And they’ve even taken to playing music during practice, something coach Nate McMillan never allowed before.

See Portland / D5

Don Ryan / The Associated Press

Free agents Jamal Crawford, right, and Craig Smith, left, joined the Portland Trail Blazers during a condensed offseason following the NBA lockout.

HUNTING & FISHING COMMENTARY

The best outdoors experience can come from elders, or a book

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here my grandfathers grew up, in Idaho and Minnesota, they didn’t have a chance to hunt deer. Rabbits and pheasants, yes, but big game was hard to find. That changed over the course of their lifetimes as scientific wildlife management came into vogue and predators were controlled.

I gleaned what advice I could from them — how to

GARY LEWIS chop down a tree, how to plant a tree, how to shoot a rabbit to save the meat. And how to stretch a story just a bit to leave a youngster wondering.

If you have a little gray in your beard now, there is a

good chance you can look back and identify a mentor, someone who showed you the ways of the woods and the river.

For a lot of us, it was our dad or a grandparent, an aunt or uncle, a family friend, a hunter safety instructor, or some curmudgeon we chanced to meet along a stream. For me it was all of those.

See Book / D6

Gary Lewis / For The Bulletin

Can you build a fire in the rain? It’s something you can learn from “The Total Outdoorsman Manual: 374 Skills You Need.”

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SCOREBOARD

TELEVISION Today

Friday

SOCCER 11:55 a.m.: English Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur vs.

Chelsea, ESPN2.

BASKETBALL 4 p.m.: Men’s college, Memphis at Georgetown, ESPN2.

6 p.m.: Men’s college, Illinois vs.

Missouri, ESPN2.

6 p.m.: Men’s college, Butler at Stanford, Root Sports.

8 p.m.: Men’s college, Kansas at USC, Root Sports.

10 p.m.: Men’s college, Air Force at Gonzaga (same-day tape), Root Sports.

FOOTBALL 5 p.m.: NFL, Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts, NFL Network.

5 p.m.: College, MAACO Bowl, Arizona State vs. Boise State, ESPN.

BASKETBALL 2 p.m.: Men’s college, Diamond Head Classic, first semifinal, teams TBD, ESPNU. 4 p.m.: Men’s college, Western Kentucky at Louisville, ESPN2.

6 p.m.: Men’s college, Baylor at West Virginia, ESPN2.

8 p.m.: Men’s college, Diamond Head Classic, second semifinal, teams TBD, ESPN2.

RADIO Today

Friday

BASKETBALL 7 p.m.: Men’s college, Global Sports Hoops Showcase, Stephen F. Austin at Oregon, KBND-AM 1110.

BASKETBALL 2 p.m.: Men’s college, Diamond Head Classic, first semifinal, teams TBD, KICE-AM 940.

8 p.m.: Men’s college, Diamond Head Classic, second semifinal, teams TBD, KICE-AM 940.

Listings are the most accurate available. The Bulletin is not responsible for late changes made by TV or radio stations.

S B Basketball • Warriors’ Ellis sued for alleged sexual harassment: A former Golden State Warriors employee filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against star guard Monta Ellis on Wednesday, alleging Ellis sent her unwanted texts that included a photo of his genitals. In her lawsuit, which also names the team, Erika Ross Smith alleges Ellis began sending her several dozen explicit messages, sometimes several times a day, starting in November 2010 while she worked for the team’s community relations department.

• Bryant out of preseason finale with wrist injury: The Los Angeles Lakers said Kobe Bryant wouldn’t play in Wednesday night’s preseason finale because of an injury suffered in the team’s first preseason game against the Clippers. The team says Bryant is being listed as day-to-day. The Lakers say an MRI revealed that Bryant had torn a ligament in his right wrist.

The Lakers open the regular season at home against the Chicago Bulls on Christmas Day. • Bulls announce extension for Rose: The Chicago Bulls have made it official: Reigning MVP Derrick Rose has agreed to a five-year contract extension.

The deal extension, which kicks in next season, was announced Wednesday. It is worth approximately $94 million. Rose averaged 25 points, 7.7 assists and 4.1 rebounds over 81 games last season, the only NBA player last year to rank in the top 10 in both scoring and assists

Football • Baylor’s Griffin is AP player of year: Robert Griffin III has won The Associated Press college football player of the year, adding another award to his impressive postseason haul. The Heisman Trophy winner from Baylor won in a landslide over Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck. Griffin received 43 votes from the AP poll panel. Luck was second with seven votes.

Griffin guided Baylor to a 9-3 season, passing for 3,998 yards

and 36 touchdowns.

• Bears to start McCown at QB: Quarterback Josh McCown will start an NFL game for the first time in four years when he lines up behind center for the Chicago Bears at Lambeau Field against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday night. The Bears said Wednesday that McCown will replace the struggling Caleb Hanie.

• Chow officially hired as Hawaii’s coach: Norm Chow is coming home. Hawaii announced Wednesday it has hired the 65-year-old Chow as its new head coach. Chow, a native of Hawaii, is offensive coordinator at Utah. He was selected from more than 40 coaches who applied for the Hawaii post, which was left vacant when Greg McMackin left.

Boxing • Mayweather gets 90 days in jail: Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. was sentenced Wednesday to 90 days in a Las Vegas jail after pleading guilty to a reduced battery domestic violence charge and no contest to two harassment charges. The 34year-old Mayweather also was ordered to complete 100 hours of community service and pay a $2,500 fine. The plea deal avoids trial on felony allegations that the undefeated prizefighter hit his ex-girlfriend and threatened two of their children during an argument at her home in September 2010.

Skiing • Kostelic wins World Cup slalom in Austria: Defending overall champion Ivica Kostelic used two error-free runs in heavy snowfall to win a night slalom Wednesday in Austria for his 20th career World Cup victory. The Croat led after the first run and finished in a combined time of 1 minute, 48.94 seconds to beat Andre Myhrer of Sweden by 0.07 seconds.

Cristian Deville of Italy was another 0.02 behind in third.

Americans Ted Ligety and Bode Miller failed to qualify for the second run.

— From wire reports

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Culver wrestlers triumph Bulletin staff report LAKE STEVENS, Wash.

— Jesus Retano won by fall in the final match of the night at 152 pounds, putting Culver over the top for a 39-34 victory over Orting, Wash., in a high school wrestling showcase event Wednesday at Lake Stevens High School.

The Bulldogs, who led for most of the dual meet, trailed 34-33 going into the last match. Retano, a sen-

ior, pinned Orting’s Dylan Thomas at the 1:48 mark to give Culver the team win.

Also winning by fall for the Bulldogs were Cody Clugston (160 pounds), Miguel Gutierrez (170) and Ivan Galan (182). Winners by decision for Culver included Kyle Bender, who scored a 94 overtime victory over Tyler Blankenship at 132 pounds.

Next up for Culver is a tournament in Pendleton next Thursday.

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IN THE BLEACHERS

Women’s College

Soccer Boys All-state teams ——— Class 6A Player of the year: Jaime Velasco, Westview Coach of the year: Manolis Tjuanakis, Grant First Team Jaime Velasco, Westview, sr., forward; Dustin Munger, McMinnville, sr., midfielder; Hogan Marhoefer, Grant, sr., forward; Jacob Kelly, North Salem, sr., defender; Hugo Rhoads, West Linn, sr., midfielder; Alcides Thomas, Sunset, sr., forward/midfielder; Jesse DeLeon, Westview, sr., midfielder; Jordan Baeza, Century, sr., midfielder; Jesus Solorio, North Medford, sr., forward; Cameron Croonquist, Centennial, sr., defender; Andrew Jeffery, Lake Oswego, sr., forward/ midfielder; Ryan Aker, McMinnville, sr., goalkeeper.

Honorable mention: Jordan White, Sunset, sr., forward/defender; Erick Urzua, David Douglas, sr., defender; Keenan DePinna, Jesuit, sr., midfielder; Miguel Angeles, McMinnville, sr., defender; Jack Halvorson, Lake Oswego, sr., defender; Hayden Swanson, Grant, sr., midfielder; Austin Jacobson, South Salem, sr., midfielder; Raul Salgado, South Eugene, sr., forward; Brandon Chatham, Beaverton, sr., goalkeeper; James Nielssen, Sunset, sr., goalkeeper.

Class 5A First Team Player of the year: Juan Martinez, Woodburn Coach of the year: Thomas Goodman, Willamette Juan Martinez, Woodburn, sr., forward; Eduardo Lopez, Mountain View, sr., forward; Zack Striar, Cleveland, sr., midfielder; Nathan Anderson, Sherwood, jr., forward; Oscar Contreras, Hermiston, jr., midfielder; Erik Gutierrez, Hood River Valley, sr., defender; Connor Wear, Wilson, sr., midfielder; David Diaz, Willamette, jr., midfielder; Miguel Vega, Woodburn, sr., defender; Michael Hobson, Woodburn, so., forward; Tyler Patterson, Marist, sr., goalkeeper; Luis Del Rio Jr., Woodburn, sr., goalkeeper.

Honorable mention: Joey Martinez, Putnam, sr., forward; Randy Nieves-Bernal, Corvallis, jr., midfielder; Spencer Kleweno, Wilson, jr., forward; Ian Boozer, Churchill, jr., forward; Trevor Houghton, Cleveland, sr., defender; Diego Harrison, Ashland, jr., midfielder; Eric Vo, Wilson, sr., midfielder; Daniel Guerra, Woodburn, sr., midfielder; Andrew Orlich, Summit, sr., defender.

Class 4A First Team Player of the year: Sergio Maldonado, Molalla Coach of the year: Jory Shene, Molalla Sergio Maldonado, Molalla, jr., midfielder; Jose Ramirez, Stayton, sr., midfielder; Mario Esqueda, Phoenix, sr., defender; Mario Duran, Ontario, sr., forward/midfielder; Salvador Garcia, Astoria, sr., midfielder; David Lillie, La Salle, jr., defender; Thomas Spratt, Brookings-Harbor, sr., forward; Jake McAllister, Sisters, so., midfielder; Alberto Garcia, McLoughlin, sr., defender; Omar Iboa, Phoenix, sr., forward; Pedro Rojas, Molalla, jr., midfielder; C.J. Stith, Molalla, sr., goalkeeper.

Honorable mention: Adrian Palacios, Molalla, jr., midfielder; Stephen Coskey, Philomath, jr., midfielder; Julio Barajas, Klamath Union, sr., forward/ midfielder; Cody Martineau, Sutherlin, sr., forward; Braydon Calder, Philomath, sr., goalkeeper.

Wrestling Lebanon Tournament ——— Dual Meet Scores — Tuesday: Crook County 32, Dallas 31; Crook County 49, Sprague 24; Crook County 41, Sweet Home 30; Crook County 40, Lebanon 28; Wednesday: Crook County 66, Hood River Valley 12; Crook County 51, Eagle Point 24; Cascade 39, Crook County 30.

Crook County results 106 — Trayton Libolt 6-1. 113 — Johnny Avina 5-2. 120 — Grayson Munn 3-1; McKennan Buckner 4-1. 126 — Collbran Meeker 7-0. 132 — Ryder Shinkle 4-2. 138 — Dawson Barber 4-3.

145 — Brendan Harkey 2-5. 152 — Alex Urrea 5-2.

160 — Tyler Rockwood 4-3. 170 — Dean Smith 4-3.

182 — Gunnar Robirts 2-5. 195 — Dylan Blasius 2-5. 220 — Rhett Smith 5-2. 285 — Jason Williams 3-4.

Wednesday’s result ——— Culver 39, Orting, Wash. 34 106 — Fred Green, O, pins Jonathan Krueger, C, :35. 113 — Austin Dodge, O, pin Noe Gonzalez, C, 3:35. 120 — Tucker Davis, C, def. Dillon Stiles, O, 7-6. 126 — Drew Templeman, O, def. Jared Kasch, C, 11-3. 132 — Kyle Bender, C, def. Tyler Blankenship, O, 9-4 (OT). 138 — Shannon Maris, O, pins Josue Gonzalez, C, 1:26. 145 — Mike Maris, O, pins Kyle Belanger, C, 1:51. 152 — Jesus Retano, C, pins Dylan Thomas, O, 1:48. 160 — Cody Clugston, C, pins Dylan Rodarte, O, :51. 170 — Miguel Gutierrez, C, pins Josh Crosby, O, 2:29. 182 — Ivan Galan, C, pins Trent Lockridge, O, 3:12. 195 — Jamison Rice, O, pins Mitchell Adams, C, 1:18. 220 — Jordan Henson, C, won by forfeit. 285 — Justin Hendrix, C, def.

Matt King, O, 7-1.

College Bowl Glance Subject to Change All Times PST ——— Today, Dec. 21 Poinsettia Bowl At San Diego TCU 31, Louisiana Tech 24 ——— Thursday, Dec. 22 MAACO Bowl At Las Vegas Boise State (11-1) vs. Arizona State (6-6), 5 p.m.

(ESPN) ——— Saturday, Dec. 24 Hawaii Bowl At Honolulu Nevada (7-5) vs. Southern Mississippi (11-2), 5 p.m.

(ESPN)

Betting Line

NFL (Home teams in Caps) Favorite Opening Current Underdog Today Texans 6.5 6 COLTS Saturday CHIEFS 1 1.5 Raiders Broncos 3 3 BILLS TITANS 8 7.5 Jaguars BENGALS 4.5 4.5 Cardinals PATRIOTS 10.5 9.5 Dolphins RAVENS 13.5 13 Browns JETS 3 3 Giants REDSKINS 6 6.5 Vikings PANTHERS 7 7.5 Buccaneers STEELERS NL NL Rams LIONS 3 2.5 Chargers 49ers 2.5 2.5 SEAHAWKS COWBOYS 3 2 Eagles Sunday PACKERS 12 13 Bears Monday SAINTS 7 6.5 Falcons College Today, Dec. 22 Las Vegas Bowl 13 14.5

Boise St

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HOCKEY

FOOTBALL

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NFL NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE All Times PST ——— AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF y-New England 11 3 0 .786 437 N.Y. Jets 8 6 0 .571 346 Miami 5 9 0 .357 286 Buffalo 5 9 0 .357 311 South W L T Pct PF y-Houston 10 4 0 .714 343 Tennessee 7 7 0 .500 279 Jacksonville 4 10 0 .286 207 Indianapolis 1 13 0 .071 211 North W L T Pct PF x-Baltimore 10 4 0 .714 334 x-Pittsburgh 10 4 0 .714 285 Cincinnati 8 6 0 .571 305 Cleveland 4 10 0 .286 195 West W L T Pct PF Denver 8 6 0 .571 292 Oakland 7 7 0 .500 317 San Diego 7 7 0 .500 358 Kansas City 6 8 0 .429 192 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF Dallas 8 6 0 .571 348 N.Y. Giants 7 7 0 .500 334 Philadelphia 6 8 0 .429 342 Washington 5 9 0 .357 252 South W L T Pct PF x-New Orleans 11 3 0 .786 457 Atlanta 9 5 0 .643 341 Carolina 5 9 0 .357 341 Tampa Bay 4 10 0 .286 247 North W L T Pct PF y-Green Bay 13 1 0 .929 480 Detroit 9 5 0 .643 395 Chicago 7 7 0 .500 315 Minnesota 2 12 0 .143 294 West W L T Pct PF y-San Francisco 11 3 0 .786 327 Seattle 7 7 0 .500 284 Arizona 7 7 0 .500 273 St. Louis 2 12 0 .143 166 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division ——— Today’s Game Houston at Indianapolis, 5:20 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Oakland at Kansas City, 10 a.m.

Jacksonville at Tennessee, 10 a.m.

St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 10 a.m.

Denver at Buffalo, 10 a.m.

Tampa Bay at Carolina, 10 a.m.

Minnesota at Washington, 10 a.m.

Cleveland at Baltimore, 10 a.m.

Miami at New England, 10 a.m.

N.Y. Giants at N.Y. Jets, 10 a.m.

Arizona at Cincinnati, 10 a.m.

San Diego at Detroit, 1:05 p.m.

San Francisco at Seattle, 1:15 p.m.

Philadelphia at Dallas, 1:15 p.m.

Sunday’s Game Chicago at Green Bay, 5:20 p.m.

Monday’s Game Atlanta at New Orleans, 5:30 p.m.

PA 297 315 269 371 PA 236 278 293 395 PA 236 218 283 274 PA 343 382 313 319 PA 296 372 311 300 PA 306 281 368 401 PA 297 332 293 406 PA 185 273 305 346

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE All Times PST ——— EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Philadelphia 33 21 8 4 46 116 95 N.Y. Rangers 31 19 8 4 42 91 68 Pittsburgh 34 19 11 4 42 110 90 New Jersey 33 18 14 1 37 91 96 N.Y. Islanders 31 11 14 6 28 72 99 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 32 22 9 1 45 111 63 Toronto 33 16 13 4 36 102 108 Ottawa 34 16 14 4 36 106 117 Buffalo 33 16 14 3 35 90 98 Montreal 35 13 15 7 33 88 97 Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Florida 34 18 10 6 42 91 86 Washington 32 17 14 1 35 95 97 Winnipeg 33 15 13 5 35 91 100 Tampa Bay 33 14 17 2 30 89 114 Carolina 35 10 19 6 26 89 120 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 35 22 9 4 48 118 102 Detroit 33 21 11 1 43 109 75 St. Louis 33 19 10 4 42 84 72 Nashville 33 17 12 4 38 86 88 Columbus 33 9 20 4 22 80 111 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Minnesota 35 20 10 5 45 85 78 Vancouver 34 21 11 2 44 114 82 Colorado 35 17 17 1 35 94 104 Calgary 34 15 15 4 34 84 95 Edmonton 33 14 16 3 31 89 90 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA San Jose 31 18 10 3 39 93 76 Dallas 33 19 13 1 39 86 93 Phoenix 34 18 13 3 39 90 89 Los Angeles 33 15 14 4 34 72 81 Anaheim 33 9 19 5 23 78 110 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Wednesday’s Games Phoenix 4, Carolina 3 Chicago 5, Montreal 1 Philadelphia 4, Dallas 1 Colorado 3, St. Louis 2 Vancouver 4, Detroit 2 San Jose 7, Tampa Bay 2 Today’s Games Buffalo at Toronto, 4 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m.

Florida at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m.

Columbus at Nashville, 5 p.m.

Montreal at Winnipeg, 5:30 p.m.

Detroit at Calgary, 6:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Edmonton, 6:30 p.m.

Anaheim at Los Angeles, 7 p.m.

BASKETBALL NBA NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Preseason All Times PST ——— Wednesday’s Games Orlando 104, Miami 100

Boston 81, Toronto 73 New York 88, New Jersey 82 New Orleans 95, Memphis 80 Minnesota 85, Milwaukee 84 San Antonio 97, Houston 95 Utah 92, Portland 89 L.A. Clippers 108, L.A. Lakers 103 Today’s Games Charlotte at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m.

Denver at Phoenix, 6 p.m.

Wednesday’s summary

Jazz 92, Blazers 89 PORTLAND (89) Wallace 1-6 4-6 6, Aldridge 5-17 5-6 15, Thomas 2-4 2-2 6, Felton 5-11 5-5 17, Matthews 4-7 4-5 15, Batum 5-9 0-0 12, Crawford 3-16 6-8 12, N.Smith 0-3 0-0 0, C.Johnson 2-3 0-0 4, C.Smith 1-2 0-0 2, Williams 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 28-79 26-32 89.

UTAH (92) Hayward 1-2 0-0 3, Favors 2-3 3-4 7, Jefferson 7-16 1-2 15, Harris 4-7 0-0 10, Bell 0-3 1-2 1, Miles 5-12 5-5 17, Okur 2-4 3-3 7, Watson 2-4 0-0 4, Burks 0-8 1-2 1, Kanter 0-1 4-4 4, Howard 3-5 2-6 8, Tinsley 2-3 2-2 6, Evans 3-7 3-5 9. Totals 31-75 25-35 92.

Portland 30 17 20 22 — 89 Utah 26 27 20 19 — 92 3-Point Goals—Portland 7-22 (Matthews 3-5, Felton 2-4, Batum 2-4, Williams 0-1, Wallace 0-3, Crawford 0-5), Utah 5-16 (Harris 2-3, Miles 2-5, Hayward 1-1, Burks 0-1, Tinsley 0-1, Watson 0-1, Bell 0-2, Okur 0-2). Fouled Out—Hayward. Rebounds—Portland 49 (Aldridge 11), Utah 62 (Jefferson, Miles 9). Assists—Portland 21 (Crawford 5), Utah 17 (Jefferson, Tinsley 3). Total Fouls—Portland 33, Utah 33. Technicals—C.Johnson, Utah defensive three second. A—15,367 (19,911).

Men’s College Wednesday’s Results ——— EAST Army 67, Dartmouth 64 Boston College 83, Sacred Heart 73 Maine 64, E. Illinois 60 Marist 89, Hartford 86, 2OT Penn St. 74, Cornell 67 Saint Joseph’s 81, Coppin St. 72 St. John’s 66, Texas-Pan American 61 Vermont 71, Fairleigh Dickinson 53 SOUTH Alabama 69, Oklahoma St. 52 Belmont 77, Austin Peay 67 Charleston Southern 88, Stetson 81 Chattanooga 95, Hiwassee 41 Duquesne 75, George Mason 64 High Point 87, Wofford 79 Iona 83, William & Mary 65 Louisiana-Lafayette 61, UCF 60 Marshall 99, WVU Tech 80 Middle Tennessee 68, Mississippi 56 Morgan St. 69, Loyola Marymount 45 Murray St. 78, UT-Martin 54 NC Central 65, Stephen F. Austin 57 North Carolina 82, Texas 63 North Florida 90, Florida A&M 63 South Carolina 62, SE Louisiana 43 Tennessee St. 78, Alabama A&M 68 Vanderbilt 89, Lafayette 58 Wake Forest 87, UNC Wilmington 78 MIDWEST Akron 79, NC A&T 52 Cincinnati 101, Ark.-Pine Bluff 53 DePaul 63, Cal Poly 58 Drake 87, Cent. Arkansas 64 Indiana St. 50, Louisiana-Monroe 35 Iowa St. 81, Lipscomb 64 Oregon St. 92, Chicago St. 66 Seton Hall 69, Dayton 64 South Dakota 103, Peru St. 63 SOUTHWEST Houston Baptist 72, Santa Clara 71 Oklahoma 83, SC State 48 Texas-Arlington 74, Kent St. 73 FAR WEST Fresno St. 68, Arizona St. 65 New Mexico St. 82, McNeese St. 62 Oregon 74, Prairie View 66 Utah St. 72, St. Peter’s 47 Virginia 83, Seattle 77 Wednesday’s Summaries

Oregon St. 92, Chicago St. 66 OREGON ST. (10-2) Burton 4-8 0-0 8, Collier 8-10 3-4 19, Brandt 3-6 4-5 10, Cunningham 5-11 4-5 15, Starks 4-13 2-2 13, McShane 1-1 0-0 2, Barton 1-1 0-0 2, Jones 0-0 0-0 0, Murphy 2-3 0-0 6, Moreland 0-2 1-4 1, Nelson 5-9 4-6 16. Totals 33-64 18-26 92.

CHICAGO ST. (0-12) Nelson 3-5 0-0 7, Fisher 6-15 4-5 17, Robinson 5-14 3-4 13, Anderson 1-4 0-0 3, Samuels 0-8 5-5 5, Simmons 3-10 0-0 6, Williams 0-7 1-4 1, Ukaigwe 0-0 0-1 0, Rosenberg 4-11 6-6 14. Totals 22-74 19-25 66.

Halftime—Oregon St. 50-24. 3-Point Goals—Oregon St. 8-17 (Starks 3-8, Murphy 2-2, Nelson 2-4, Cunningham 1-3), Chicago St. 3-16 (Nelson 1-1, Fisher 1-2, Anderson 1-3, Simmons 0-1, Robinson 0-2, Samuels 0-2, Williams 0-2, Rosenberg 0-3).

Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Oregon St. 48 (Burton 11), Chicago St. 41 (Robinson 15). Assists—Oregon St. 23 (Starks 8), Chicago St. 8 (Fisher 3). Total Fouls—Oregon St. 18, Chicago St. 21. A—1,164.

Oregon 74, Prairie View 66 PRAIRIE VIEW (4-8) DeMuynck 4-11 2-2 10, Chapman 4-4 4-5 12, Montgomery 3-7 0-1 8, Wright 4-11 0-2 8, Gesiakowski 3-12 0-0 8, Munks 3-9 0-0 8, Jackson 2-5 0-0 4, Duplessis 0-0 0-0 0, Scranton 0-0 0-0 0, Adu 0-0 0-0 0, Bell 1-1 0-0 2, Scott 2-3 0-0 4, Riathin 0-0 0-0 0, Meadows 0-2 2-2 2. Totals 26-65 8-12 66.

OREGON (8-3) Jacob 1-4 3-5 5, Singler 3-6 4-4 13, Woods 1-3 1-4 3, Sim 6-11 6-7 20, Joseph 6-14 4-6 19, Ashaolu 1-2 1-1 3, Loyd 2-3 1-2 6, Kingma 0-4 0-0 0, Emory 1-4 2-2 5. Totals 21-51 22-31 74.

Halftime—Oregon 34-30. 3-Point Goals—Prairie View 6-19 (Montgomery 2-3, Munks 2-4, Gesiakowski 2-9, Scott 0-1, Meadows 0-1, DeMuynck 0-1), Oregon 10-21 (Singler 3-4, Joseph 3-7, Sim 2-5, Loyd 1-1, Emory 1-2, Kingma 0-2). Fouled Out—Woods.

Rebounds—Prairie View 35 (Montgomery 6), Oregon 38 (Jacob 7). Assists—Prairie View 11 (Scott 3), Oregon 11 (Sim 3). Total Fouls—Prairie View 25, Oregon 17. Technicals—Bell, Ashaolu. A—5,710.

Wednesday’s Results ——— EAST American U. 63, Loyola (Md.) 48 Georgetown 71, Miami 46 Holy Cross 82, Bryant 62 Lafayette 46, St. Francis (NY) 33 NJIT 66, St. Peter’s 59, OT New Hampshire 73, Wagner 72, OT Penn St. 78, Bucknell 54 Robert Morris 85, Akron 78 Stony Brook 65, Morgan St. 48 UMass 58, Siena 53 William & Mary 61, Seton Hall 54 SOUTH Austin Peay 80, Alabama A&M 68 Campbell 62, Bethune-Cookman 46 Charlotte 87, NC A&T 63 Florida Gulf Coast 69, Virginia Tech 41 Georgia Southern 52, Jacksonville 46 Georgia Tech 67, Cent. Arkansas 61 Kennesaw St. 66, Troy 57 Kentucky 90, Samford 61 Louisiana Tech 82, Tennessee Tech 64 Louisiana-Monroe 84, Northwestern St. 68 Md.-Eastern Shore 63, Old Dominion 59 Middle Tennessee 58, FIU 53 Mississippi 74, Cleveland St. 63 South Carolina 65, Savannah St. 39 Southern Miss. 70, Jackson St. 55 St. Francis (Pa.) 69, Coppin St. 67 Stetson 52, FAU 37 Texas St. 71, Belmont 66 UConn 72, Coll. of Charleston 24 UNC Asheville 76, Mercer 75 VCU 79, Norfolk St. 59 Winthrop 79, NC Central 40 MIDWEST Bowling Green 91, Madonna 41 Bradley 93, W. Illinois 64 Butler 58, IUPUI 50 Kansas 85, Oral Roberts 68 Marquette 71, Vermont 60 Northeastern 73, Kent St. 65 SOUTHWEST Arkansas 86, Texas Southern 41 Baylor 90, McNeese St. 50 Colorado 52, Creighton 49 Indiana 47, Colorado St. 39 Pittsburgh 64, Michigan St. 54 Texas Tech 75, W. Kentucky 38 UALR 72, Seattle 63 UC Santa Barbara 49, UTEP 48 UTSA 68, Texas-Pan American 54 Wake Forest 65, SMU 53 FAR WEST Arizona 59, New Mexico 50 E. Washington 76, Idaho 61 Fresno St. 67, UC Riverside 62 Gonzaga 82, Dayton 76 Pacific 95, Air Force 59 Portland 73, CS Northridge 66 Saint Mary’s (Cal) 72, Oregon 62 San Diego St. 79, Cal Poly 78 South Dakota 66, Idaho St. 54 Southern Cal 75, Pepperdine 71, OT Utah 74, New Mexico St. 37 Utah Valley 72, Weber St. 65 Wyoming 51, UC Irvine 42 TOURNAMENT New York Life Holiday Invitational First Round Hofstra 67, CCSU 60 Marist 69, Auburn 61

DEALS Transactions BASEBALL American League CLEVELAND INDIANS—Agreed to terms with INF Andy LaRoche on a minor league contract.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Agreed to terms with LHP Jose Mijares on a one-year contract.

TEXAS RANGERS—Acquired C Luis Martinez from San Diego for RHP Ryan Kelly.

National League ATLANTA BRAVES—Named Lee Elia special assistant to player development, Rick Slate minor league strength and conditioning coordinator, Aaron Holbert manager of Mississippi (SL), Randy Ingle manager of Rome (SAL), Jonathan Schuerholz manager of Danville (Appalachian), and Ralph Wheeler manager of the Braves (GCL).

CHICAGO CUBS—Named Brandon Hyde minor league field coordinator; James Rowson minor league hitting coordinator; Tom Beyers short season hitting coordinator; Bill Dancy infield coordinator; Dave Bialas manager, Dave Keller hitting coach and Nick Frangella athletic trainer for Iowa (PCL); Buddy Bailey manager, Jeff Fassero pitching coach and Aaron Larson athletic trainer for Tennessee (SL); Brian Harper manager, Marty Mason pitching coach, Desi Wilson hitting coach and Peter Fagan athletic trainer for Daytona (FSL); Tom Pratt pitching coach, Barbaro Garbey hitting coach and Shane Nelson athletic trainer for Peoria (MWL); Bobby Mitchell manager of Mesa (Arziona); and Juan Cabreja manager and Ricardo Medina hitting coach for the Cubs (DSL).

MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Agreed to terms with LHP Juan Perez and INF Cesar Izturis on minor league contracts.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Agreed to terms with INF Hector Luna and OF Luis Martinez on minor league contracts.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Agreed to terms with INF Anderson Hernandez on a minor league contract.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Claimed 3B Carlos Rivero off waivers from Philadelphia.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association CHICAGO BULLS—Agreed to terms with G Derrick Rose to a five-year contract extension.

DALLAS MAVERICKS—Signed F-C Sean Williams.

DETROIT PISTONS—Waived C Jake Voskuhl, G Brian Hamilton and G Walker Russell Jr. HOUSTON ROCKETS—Signed F Jeff Adrien.

PHILADELPHIA 76ERS—Waived G Antonio Anderson, F-C Dwayne Jones, C Mike Tisdale and G Xavier Silas.

NEW JERSEY NETS—Re-signed F Kris Humphries to a one-year contract.

NEW YORK KNICKS—Claimed F Steve Novak off waivers from San Antonio.

SACRAMENTO KINGS—Waived F Lawrence Hill and G Adrian Oliver.

WASHINGTON WIZARDS—Waived G Mike Wilks and F Larry Owens.

FOOTBALL National Football League NFL—suspended St. Louis WR Austin Pettis has been suspended for four games for violating the NFL policy on performance enhancing substances.

ARIZONA CARDINALS—Placed LB Joey Porter on injured reserve. Signed LB Brandon Williams from the practice squad. Re-signed RB William Powell to the practice squad.

BALTIMORE RAVENS—Signed K Shayne Graham.

Placed LB Chavis Williams on injured reserve.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Signed S Vincent Fuller.

HOCKEY National Hockey League CAROLINA HURRICANES—Recalled F Riley Nash from Charlotte (AHL). Placed F Jeff Skinner on injured reserve, retroactive to Dec. 7.

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS—Recalled F Brandon Pirri from Rockford (AHL). Placed F Daniel Carcillo on injured reserve.

FLORIDA PANTHERS—Recalled RW Evgenii Dadonov and RW Michal Repik from San Antonio (AHL).

MONTREAL CANADIENS—Singed FMichael Bournival to a three-year contract.

NEW YORK ISLANDERS—Recalled F Micheal Haley and G Anders Nilsson from Bridgeport (AHL).

Placed F Brian Rolston on injured reserve.

PHOENIX COYOTES—Recalled G Justin Pogge from Portland (AHL).

SOCCER Major League Soccer CHIVAS USA—Acquired M Oswaldo Minda.

MONTREAL IMPACT—Signed MF Felipe Campanholi Martins.

PHILADELPHIA UNION—Signed MF Gabriel Gomez.

PORTLAND TIMBERS—Announced the resignation of assistant coach Trevor James.

COLLEGE HAWAII—Named Norm Chow football coach.

LOUISIANA TECH—Agreed to terms with football coach Sonny Dykes on a contract extension through the 2017 season.

OHIO STATE—Named Everett Withers co-defensive coordinator and assistant head football coach.

ST. JOHN’S (NY)—Announced freshman F Amir Garrett was academically eligible.

YALE—Announced the resignation of football coach Tom Williams, effective on Dec. 31.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2011 • THE BULLETIN

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

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NHL

Sim scores 20, lifts UO Chicago forward Toews is emerging as legitimate past Prairie View A&M contender for MVP award

The Associated Press EUGENE — Garrett Sim scored 20 points to lead Oregon to a 74-66 victory over Prairie View A&M on Wednesday night at the Global Sports Hoops Showcase.

Devoe Joseph added 19 points and E.J. Singler 13 for the Ducks (8-3).

Demondre Chapman scored 12 points to lead the Panthers (4-8), who haven’t played a home game since Nov. 15.

Sim tied his season high, going six of 11 from the field, as Oregon shot 41 percent. The Ducks were buoyed by a season-best 10-of21 effort from three-point range a night after shooting 33 percent from long range against North Carolina Central.

“We came together and played with more excitement,” Sim said.

“I think open looks is why we shot better.”

Trailing 25-23 with 4:37 left in the first half, the Ducks took a 3430 lead at halftime after Sim and Singler combined to score Oregon’s next 11 points, including three three-pointers.

“Our new guys are struggling a little bit,” coach Dana Altman said.

“They’re having a tough time trying to find the rhythm. The guys who have been in the program here helped us survive.”

The Ducks shot six of 12 from three-point range in the first half, with Singler making all three of his attempts.Joseph sank six of his 14 shots, including eight of the Ducks’ first 10 points to start the second half.

Sim helped Oregon tie its largest lead when he made a three-pointer from the right baseline for a 57-44 edge with 10:31 left, but Prairie View charged back.

Aided by three of Oregon’s 18

By Dan Gelston The Associated Press

Chris Pietsch / The Register-Guard via The Associated Press

Oregon’s Tony Woods, center, shoots between Prairie View A&M’s Marcellus Jackson, left, and Ryan Gesiakowski during the first half of Wednesday night’s game in Eugene.

turnovers, Prairie View cut the Ducks’ lead to 68-64 with 4:46 remaining on consecutive threepointers by Louis Munks. But the Panthers’ rally was halted when they failed to score for the next

4:07, while the Ducks made six free throws.

“We just never got into a flow offensively,” Altman said. “Eighteen turnovers had something to do with that.”

Oregon State improves to 10-2 with 92-66 rout of Chicago State From wire reports CHICAGO — Devon Collier scored 19 points to lead five Oregon State players in double figures in a 92-66 victory over Chicago State on Wednesday night.

Roberto Nelson scored 16 points and Jared Cunningham 15 for the Beavers (10-2) in their final nonconference game of the season.

OSU is off to its best start since 1989-90, when the Beavers last advanced to the NCAA tournament.

“I know people are going to talk about the last time we went 10-2 was the last time we went to the NCAA tournament, but we can’t get ahead of ourselves,” Oregon State head coach Craig Robinson said. “We have been a one-day-at-a

-time team all season long, and we are going to continue that.”

Ahmad Starks added 13 points and Angus Brandt 10 for Oregon State, while Joe Burton had 11 rebounds.

The Beavers led 11-7 before a 14-2 run made it 25-9 with 10:55 left in the first half. Starks, who made his return to his hometown of Chicago, set career-highs with six rebounds and eight assists and knocked down three three-pointers in the first half to give the Beavers a comfortable 50-24 lead at the break.

“I always say it’s not possible for a guy to come home and have a good game, but Ahmad proved me wrong on that one,” Robinson

said. “He had a terrific game and with the amount of work that he has put in, he deserved to have a good game.”

Lee Fisher and Jeremy Robinson had double-doubles for the Cougars (0-12). Fisher had 17 points and 12 rebounds, and Robinson scored 13 points with 15 boards.

Oregon State held a huge shooting edge, hitting 33 of 64 (51.6 percent) to Chicago State’s 22 of 74 (29.7 percent).

Oregon State, the Pac-12 leader in scoring, has scored at least 90 points in four consecutive games, the first time it has done that since the 1980-81 season. The Beavers have won eight of their 10 victories this season by 20 points or more.

Jonathan Toews has won a Stanley Cup and Olympic gold.

Only 23, the Chicago Blackhawks captain even has a Conn Smythe Trophy for playoff MVP on his shelf, staking his claim as one of the top young stars in the National Hockey League.

All that’s missing is the one piece of hardware that stamps him as the best in the game at any age: the Hart Trophy.

This could be the season in which Toews, a 6-foot-2, 208-pound forward, is recognized as the NHL’s most valuable player MVP for his play in leading the Blackhawks to the top of the Western Conference entering Wednesday night’s games. He’s in the thick of the scoring race with 19 goals and 36 points and, even with a talented core that includes Patrick Kane, Patrick Sharp and Marian Hossa, he has emerged as the leading MVP candidate because of his two-way playmaking and game-changing scoring.

Toews is the mid-December frontrunner for the NHL’s top trophy because of his stellar play, and also because former winners such as Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby, Washington’s Alex Ovechkin and Anaheim’s Corey Perry have had their seasons derailed by injury, slump or a bad team.

Crosby, the 2006-07 winner, has played in only eight games and has been out since Dec. 5 because of a recurrence of concussionlike symptoms.

Ovechkin followed Crosby and won the next two MVP awards, but he has a pedestrian (for him) 23 points, and the Capitals fired coach Bruce Boudreau after a slow start. Perry was the surprise winner last season as he surged to the goal title, scoring 19 times in his final 16 games. The Ducks only have nine wins this season, and a repeat bid from Perry is as unlikely as his team making the playoffs.

But a look around the league entering Wednesday’s games shows there are plenty of players who hope to overtake Toews and win the award at the end of the season.

• Phil Kessel, Toronto: How would the ex-Bruin have looked in a Boston uniform during last season’s Stanley Cup run? The Maple Leafs don’t care, and they’re glad to have the right-winger in the lineup. Kessel leads the NHL with 39 points, is second in goals with 20 and has formed the most potent 12 scoring punch in the league with Joffrey Lupul. All that scoring hasn’t lifted the Maple Leafs near the top of the East. They’re in seventh place and that kind of finish may not help Kes-

sel’s bid. Kessel does hold the overall lead in fan balloting for the All-Star game. He told The Toronto Star teams are focused more on stopping him and his line as their production skyrockets. “We’re trying to find ways around that,” he said. “But it’s been tougher than it was at the start of the season.

They’re playing us pretty tight and it makes it harder on us, it really does.”

• Sedin-Sedin, Vancouver: Take your pick between Henrik Sedin or his twin brother Daniel, both starring for the Vancouver Canucks. Daniel led the league in scoring with 104 points (41 goals, 63 assists) last season and appeared the favorite to win the MVP until he was upset by Perry. Henrik won the award two seasons ago, and they were trying to become the first brothers to win the Hart in consecutive years. How does twice in three seasons sound?

Daniel’s 38 points are one behind his brother, but he has the big edge in goals (13-9) and his playmaking has the Canucks only four points behind Chicago for the best team in the West.

With Henrik already boasting one Hart Trophy, perhaps a strong burst down the stretch could propel Daniel to his first MVP. • Tim Thomas, Boston: He’s already the best goalie in the league. With each shutout, Thomas is making his case to earn the honor as best player in the league. No goalie has won the Hart since Montreal’s Jose Theodore in 2002. But Thomas has carried over his sizzling 16-win postseason that led the Bruins to the Stanley Cup trophy into this year, where he is 16-5 with four shutouts and a sparkling 1.84 GAA. Remember Boston’s slow start?

No? Well, neither does the rest of the NHL, as the Bruins have shot back to the top of the Eastern Conference with Thomas leading the way — again.

• Claude Giroux, Philadelphia: The NHL’s breakout star of the season, Giroux was leading the league in points until he suffered a concussion two weeks ago after an accidental blow to the head by a teammate. Giroux returned to action Wednesday night, and was still tied for the points lead before the game. The Flyers have played well without him — and 2000 winner Chris Pronger, also sidelined with a concussion. He proved that general manager Paul Holmgren made the right call in trading Mike Richards and Jeff Carter. If he can stay healthy, the 2010 All-Star should have plenty of chances to win that MVP. “He just really wants it, bad,” Flyers center Danny Briere said. “I just feel fortunate he’s on our side.”

The Chicago Blackhawks’ Jonathan Toews is one of the leading candidates for the Hart Trophy.

Kathy Kmonicek / The Associated Press

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP

No. 5 North Carolina rolls past Texas The Associated Press CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Harrison Barnes hadn’t cracked double figures for two straight games while North Carolina’s performances ranged from flat to disinterested against overmatched opponents.

On Wednesday night, against a team that had beaten them the past two years, the fifth-ranked Tar Heels displayed the talented, fast-paced and — most importantly focused — form that everyone expected this season.

Barnes scored a season-high 26 points to help North Carolina beat Texas 82-63 for its fifth straight win. The Tar Heels (11-2) avenged last season’s last-second loss to the Longhorns in their last major nonconference game before opening Atlantic Coast Conference play against Boston College on Jan. 7.

“We usually have lapses and things of that nature,” said John Henson, who added 14 points for UNC. “We had a few, but if we can play at that type of level all season, I think we’ll be fine.”

It was a much sharper performance compared to Monday night’s 50-point win against Nicholls State.

The Tar Heels showed just enough spark in the second half of that one to talk coach Roy Williams out of an early morning practice the next day, while Williams said he didn’t have his team ready to play.

The Tar Heels were ready this time. They went on a 13-1 run to build a double-digit lead midway

Gerry Broome / The Associated Press

North Carolina’s Harrison Barnes (40) shoots as Texas’ J’Covan Brown (14) defends during the second half of Wednesday night’s game in Chapel Hill, N.C. Barnes scored 26 points for the Tar Heels.

through the first half and never looked back, turning a 39-23 halftime lead into a 24-point margin late in the game.

“We were more aggressive, we were alert, we didn’t miss 27 free throws or whatever it was,” Williams said. “I think we were better in every phase of the game, and I expected that.”

Barnes was coming off two ninepoint performances on four-for-12 shooting each time. But the sophomore looked far more active and

assertive against the Longhorns (93) by attacking the rim or posting up on shorter defenders. He made nine of 15 shots and finished with 10 rebounds, part of UNC’s 49-34 advantage on the glass.

Williams even told Barnes before the game that he’d “be great.”

“Just by him saying that, it just kind of reassured me of what I needed to do,” Barnes said.

Also on Wednesday: No. 22 Murray State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Tenn.-Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Donte Poole scored 15 points and Murray State (13-0) remained unbeaten in the Ohio Valley Conference opener for both teams.

No. 24 Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 SEATTLE — Mike Scott scored a career-high 33 points and Virginia held off a second-half rally

by Seattle. Playing its first game as a ranked team in more than four seasons, the Cavaliers (10-1) watched Seattle (2-8) shoot its way to an eight-point first-half lead, then built their own 14-point advantage before being forced to hold off the Redhawks’ furious rally in the closing moments.

Fresno State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Arizona State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 TEMPE, Ariz. — Kevin Olekaibe hit a three-pointer with 29.9 seconds remaining to lift Fresno State.

Keala King, who led the Sun Devils (4-8) with 22 points and six rebounds, missed a layup with 12 seconds left.

NHL ROUNDUP

Giroux gets four points in return, leads Flyers to win The Associated Press DALLAS — Claude Giroux had a goal and three assists in his return from a four-game absence due to a concussion, and the surging Philadelphia Flyers beat the Dallas Stars 4-1 Wednesday night.

Simmonds and Jaromir Jagr added power-play goals, and defenseman Andrej Meszaros connected at even strength for Philadelphia. Sergei Bobrovsky made 30 saves as the Flyers improved to 10-2-1 in their past 13 overall and 13-3-2 on the road this season.

Giroux, the Flyers’ top scorer, was out since he was injured in a game against Tampa Bay on Dec. 10, when he was accidentally hit in the back of the head by teammate Wayne Simmonds’ knee.

Michael Ryder scored in the game’s first minute for the Stars, who were 41-0 in their previous five games.

Also on Wednesday: Blackhawks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Canadiens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 CHICAGO — Andrew Brunette and Patrick Sharp scored 21 seconds apart midway through the second period,

and Corey Crawford made 20 saves in his first start in more than two weeks for Chicago.

Coyotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Hurricanes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 RALEIGH, N.C. — Lauri Korpikoski and Ray Whitney both had a goal and an assist to lead Phoenix past Carolina.

Avalanche . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Blues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 DENVER — Jean-Sebastien Giguere stopped 37 shots and Jay McClement scored the tiebreaking goal late in the second period to lift Colorado to its seventh straight home win.

Canucks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Red Wings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Roberto Luongo stopped 38 shots and Alex Burrows scored for the fourth straight game, leading Vancouver past Detroit.

Sharks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Lightning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 SAN JOSE, Calif. — Logan Couture scored two of San Jose’s team-record five goals in the first 14:47 to lead the Sharks.

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THE BULLETIN • THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2011

NFL

Landing a top quarterback via the draft can be a guessing game

By Amy Shipley The Washington Post

The trip from Philadelphia to Pullman, Wash., requires two plane changes and more than 12 hours of travel time.

John Wooten, former vice president of player personnel for the Philadelphia Eagles, made the cross-country trip to see Ryan Leaf in a scheduled workout at Washington State University in 1997, when scouts were debating whether Leaf or another top-rated college quarterback, Peyton Manning, should be the No. 1 overall pick in the draft.

When some three dozen travel-fatigued scouts arrived at the campus, Leaf let them know he had changed his mind; he didn’t feel like practicing that day after all, Wooten recalled. Physically, Leaf had everything. But his indifference on the doorstep of the draft influenced Wooten more than Leaf’s perfect grades for arm strength and accuracy.

Projecting success among quarterbacks in the NFL “is as difficult as it seems,” Wooten said. But such incidents “are the kinds of things that you draw on.”

Intangible, hard-to-quantify attributes provide, perhaps, the biggest distinction between quarterbacks destined for busts in Canton, Ohio, and those who end up simply as busts. This season’s rise of the accuracy-challenged Tim Tebow for the Denver Broncos perfectly illustrates the imperfect science of projecting quarterback success in the NFL. Team executives say there remains no more difficult task, even with sophisticated player evaluation tools. The NFL’s draft history proves it.

By R.B. Fallstrom The Associated Press

Bill Feig / The Associated Press

Many scouts and experts thought Drew Brees, center, was too small to play quarterback in the NFL coming out of college. Now, the New Orleans Saints passer is considered one of the best players at his position.

Ten can’t-miss quarterbacks who did A list of the biggest first-round quarterback busts since the 1970 NFL draft.

Bad pick, good pick Casserly and the Washington Redskins took Heath Shuler third overall in 1994; Shuler’s NFL career ended after five disappointing seasons. Leaf, the second overall pick behind Manning in 1998, is

1. RYAN LEAF

6. AKILI SMITH

College: Washington State Drafted: No. 2 overall, 1998 (Chargers) NFL record, passer rating: 4-17, 50.0

College: Oregon Drafted: No. 3 overall, 1999 (Bengals) NFL record, passer rating: 3-14, 52.8

2. JAMARCUS RUSSELL College: Louisiana State Drafted: No. 1 overall, 2007 (Raiders) NFL record, passer rating: 7-18, 65.2

7. DAVID CARR

3. ART SCHLICHTER

8. RICK MIRER

College: Ohio State Drafted: No. 4 overall, 1982 (Colts) NFL record, passer rating: 0-6, 42.6

College: Notre Dame Drafted: No. 2 overall, 1993 (Seahawks) NFL record, passer rating: 24-44, 63.5

4. HEATH SHULER College: Tennessee Drafted: No. 3 overall, 1994 (Redskins) NFL record, passer rating: 8-14, 54.3

No. 1 is no lock John Elway, Terry Bradshaw, Michael Vick and Manning share a trait with JaMarcus Russell, David Carr, Tim Couch, Vinny Testaverde and Steve Bartkowski: All were No. 1 overall draft picks.

Not all lived up to expectations.

Some were disasters.

“You study it, you ask questions,” former Washington Redskins and Houston Texans executive Charley Casserly said. “You try to do physical and psychological analyses. At the end of the day, you don’t know.

I would challenge anyone who tells you they know. They don’t.”

Successful NFL quarterbacks require excellence in realms a stopwatch can’t evaluate, against complex defenses that in many cases look nothing like what they saw in college. They need to learn, lead, direct, react quickly and stay cool regardless of circumstance.

Poise and restraint are considered more valuable than aggression, unlike the formula for virtually every other position in football.

Experts say teams err in their quarterback evaluations when they fail to give proper weight to such factors, overemphasize a particular physical limitation or simply overreach in their desperation to find someone for the most important position on the field.

“Probably half the teams in the league don’t have a good starting quarterback,” said Tom Donahoe, director of football operations for the Pittsburgh Steelers. “When you’re in a situation where you don’t have one, you’re desperate. … Some of the guys picked in the top 10, they shouldn’t be picked in the top 10. You see it every year.”

Rams running back Jackson closing in on milestone year

5. TIM COUCH College: Kentucky Drafted: No. 1 overall, 1999 (Browns) NFL record, passer rating: 22-37, 75.1

remembered as one of the biggest busts of all time. Russell got a $61 million contract in 2007; he was out of the game in three years.

“There was a huge checkpoint on Russell, on passion for the game and character,” said Jimmy Johnson, the former Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins head coach who is now a Fox NFL Sunday analyst. “Oakland decided he was big enough and could throw the ball well enough that they were going to ignore those things.”

Scouts say a bad attitude should sink a top quarterback prospect regardless of his skills, but certain physical deficits, even significant ones, can be addressed or overcome. Drew Brees, taken in the second round of the 2001 draft, was considered too small coming out of Purdue; Joe Montana, a third-rounder in 1979, lacked arm strength; Dan Marino, taken 27th in the 1983 draft, showed no mobility.

The latter two players are in the Hall of Fame. Brees won a Super Bowl and is currently among the top quarterbacks in the league.

There are plenty of other examples. Brett Favre went in the second round in 1991. Aaron Rodgers was taken with the 24th pick in the 2005 draft. Tom Brady sat around until the sixth round of the 2000 draft; he was selected after quarterbacks Chad Pennington, Giovanni Carmazzi, Chris Red-

College: Fresno State Drafted: No. 1 overall, 2002 (Texans) NFL record, passer rating: 23-56, 74.9

9. JACK THOMPSON College: Washington State Drafted: No. 3 overall, 1979 (Bengals) NFL record, passer rating: 4-17, 63.4

10. KELLY STOUFFER College: Colorado State Drafted: No. 6 overall, 1987 (Cardinals) NFL record, passer rating: 5-11, 54.5

man, Tee Martin, Marc Bulger and Spergon Wynn.

Analyzing the position “The biggest thing scouts did during my time and my history with them is they overanalyzed,” Johnson said. “Let’s look at Tim Tebow; he’s kind of the topic of the year. … What kind of decision-maker is he? Pretty good. Accuracy? Not very good. Size and speed are excellent; intelligence is very good; character off the charts.

(But) when you go through all of that, you go back and say: ‘Is he a good player?’ ” Before Sunday’s loss to the New England Patriots, Tebow, selected 25th overall in the 2010 draft, had led the Broncos to four straight come-from-behind victories and a 7-1 record.

In Johnson’s first year as head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, team officials and scouts wrangled over the choice for first overall pick: Troy Aikman or Tony Mandarich, a 6-foot-6-inch, 315-pound offensive lineman then called by Sports Illustrated the “best offensive line prospect ever.”

Mandarich had higher grades for his position than Aikman did for his, said Wooten, who was then the Cowboys’ director of pro personnel. “Our room was greatly divided,” Wooten said. “The position (some scouts) took was based on the measurements; Tony Mandar-

ich was better at his position than Troy was at his position, and you generally take the one that has better numbers.

“I’d seen Troy and I’d seen Mandarich, and my thought was: This is the quarterback you need to have a championship team. This guy can take you to the next level.”

Johnson made the ultimate call, and the Cowboys selected Aikman first overall. The Green Bay Packers took Mandarich at No. 2.

Aikman led Dallas to three Super Bowl titles and was selected to six Pro Bowls. Mandarich succumbed to drug and alcohol addiction and never met expectations.

More than numbers Assessing intangible traits can require detective-like methods, team officials say. Personal interviews with the players and those around him can offer more critical information than anything gained on a strength chart or even the Wonderlic intelligence exam given to all NFL prospects. Wooten said he relied on two main tricks: talking to college coaches and to student trainers, especially female ones.

“If she gives him a rave report, you got the right guy. If she says, ‘Oh, he’s OK,’ she doesn’t want to say anything bad,” Wooten said, but “the way she answers gives you great insight.”

Wooten also shies away from players considered unmotivated because they aren’t yet on an NFL team’s payroll.

“You inevitably hear a coach say to you, ‘When he starts getting paid, it’s going to be different,’” Wooten said. “That should send a red flag. I have been around long enough to know that money doesn’t make players better. If anything, it makes them worse.”

Despite the history, the red flags and the warning signs, mistakes are likely to continue. In 19 of the 41 drafts held since 1970, quarterbacks were selected with the first overall pick. Four quarterbacks, Cam Newton, Jake Locker, Blaine Gabbert and Christian Ponder, were picked in the first round this past spring.

Three of those four have started. Overall No. 1 Newton has an 82.3 quarterback rating, 15th best in the NFL and just behind Tebow, who has an 83.6 rating. Ponder is 28th at 72.3 and Gabbert is 32nd at 65.6.

Then there’s Andy Dalton, selected in the second round by the Cincinnati Bengals. Some say he’s been the best of the group. He’s ranked 18th, at 81.0.

“Because the position is so critical, teams do reach at the quarterback position,” Casserly said.

“If you don’t have one, you can’t play.”

ST. LOUIS — St. Louis Rams running back Steven Jackson is on the verge of a National Football League milestone.

Just 34 more yards rushing, and he will become the seventh player in league history to gain 1,000 yards in seven or more consecutive seasons. Only Emmitt Smith, Barry Sanders, Curtis Martin, Thurman Thomas, Eric Dickerson and LaDainian Tomlinson Jackson have done it.

He’s well aware of that elite club, and he identified with Thomas as a kid because both had a single bar on the face mask of his helmet.

“How much do I know about them? I have their trading cards,” Jackson said.

If he gets there on Saturday at Pittsburgh, it probably won’t be off handoffs from Sam Bradford.

Bradford hasn’t practiced the past two weeks and is likely to miss his second straight game and fourth overall with a high left ankle sprain, leaving Rams newcomer Kellen Clemens a virtual lock to get the call against the Steelers. Jackson implied that he might have a higher pain threshold, noting that he played hurt without practicing at the end of the 2009 season with an injury that required surgery.

“I played with a herniated disk for six games,” Jackson said. “I don’t think I’m the right guy to ask about medical opinions on when to pull yourself out.”

Bradford on Tuesday reiterated his desire to play, if possible, instead of finishing the season on injured reserve. Jackson missed the Rams’ Monday night loss to the New York Giants in Week 2, so he can relate to what the quarterback is going through.

“You feel helpless when you’re watching the team and you can’t play,” Jackson said. “You don’t feel a part of the team on that particular day, but I’m not the best person to ask for advice on when to play.”

Jackson, who starred at Oregon State, has rushed for 1,000 yards in every season except his rookie year in 2004 when he shared carries with Marshall Faulk.

Jackson is the franchise’s career rushing leader.

“It just means I’ve been able to play at high performance regardless of injury, record or whatever,” Jackson said. “Just being someone that’s consistent. I kind of lay my hat on it.”

Jackson’s rookie season was also the only year he’s made it to the playoffs, so he’s had to block out a lot of disappointment. The Rams (2-12) are set to pick at the top of the draft for the fourth time in five years and have the NFL’s lowestscoring team, scrounging for points even before three linemen went on injured reserve and Bradford got hurt.

Yards have been harder to come by lately for Jackson. After three straight 100-yard games in the middle of the season, he has totaled 259 yards with an average of 3.2 yards per carry over the past five games.

He had just 19 yards on 10 carries at San Francisco in Week 12 as the Rams gave up on the run early in a 26-0 loss. He had just 42 yards with a 2.8-yard average in Week 10 at home against Seattle.

“Nah, no frustration,” Jackson said.

“The only thing that’s frustrating is not winning.”

Constant shuffling on the offensive line has not helped. Harvey Dahl is the only player on the Rams’ front line to start every game, the past five at right tackle after moving from right guard.

Brian Mattison will be making his third straight start at right guard this week.

“I think the more they play together, just like any other group in football, the better they’ll play together,” offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels said. “We’ve just got to keep giving it to him, and they’ve got to keep doing what they’re doing up front.”

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

TCU tops Louisiana Tech in Poinsettia Bowl

By Bernie Wilson The Associated Press

SAN DIEGO — Casey Pachall and the TCU Horned Frogs are headed to the Big 12 Conference on an eight-game winning streak.

Pachall highlighted a record-setting game with a 42-yard touchdown pass to Skye Dawson with 4:26 left to lift No. 16 TCU to a 31-24 victory against Louisiana Tech in the Poinsettia Bowl on Wednesday night.

It was the eighth straight victory for Mountain West Conference champion TCU (11-2), which moves to the Big 12 next year. It was the third time this season TCU overcame a fourth-quarter deficit to win, including a 36-35 victory at

Boise State on Nov. 12, the Broncos’ only loss.

“It feels great because it’s going to give us a lot of momentum,” Pachall said. “As a young team, no one expected us to get this far.”

Pachall was 15 of 29 for 206 yards. He set school single-season records with 228 completions, 2,921 yards and a completion percentage of 66.5, breaking marks previously held by Andy Dalton.

On the winning play, the sophomore took the snap in the shotgun and Dawson ran past safety Chad Boyd to pull in the long pass.

Pachall said he changed the play when he saw a blitz coming.

“It was a great catch by Skye and a

touchdown,” the QB said.

“Once I saw single coverage, I pretty much knew I could get by the guy,” Dawson said. “You have to secure the ball and get in the end zone.”

TCU is 3-0 in the Poinsettia Bowl.

The Horned Frogs, who beat Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl last season, had hoped to make it to a BCS bowl for the third straight season.

“It didn’t turn out the way we expected or how we wanted it to but we came out with a win,” Dawson said.”

Western Athletic Conference champion Louisiana Tech (8-5) had its sevengame winning streak snapped hours after coach Sonny Dykes agreed to a contract extension through 2017.

Lenny Ignelzi /The Associated Press

Louisiana Tech wide receiver Jacarri Jackson can’t hang on to a pass as TCU safety Devin Johnson hits him during the first half of the Poinsettia Bowl, Wednesday in San Diego.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2011 • THE BULLETIN

Blazers

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Yale coach resigns after Rhodes scholarship claim

By Peter May New York Times News Service

For a couple of weeks in November, the story captivated even the casual college football follower, perhaps because it did not concern allegations of child sexual abuse or recruiting violations.

Yale’s senior quarterback, Patrick Witt, the most productive passer in the program’s history, was wrestling with a decision that generated national attention and debate. Should he play in the Harvard-Yale game one more, final time, or should he attend an interview in Atlanta as a finalist for a Rhodes scholarship? Because of the schedule of the events, he could not do both.

The quarterback’s dilemma had an unlikely twist. His coach, Tom Williams, said he had faced almost identical circumstances in 1992 when he was a linebacker at Stanford. Williams said he had chosen to pursue a career in professional football at the expense of a possible Rhodes scholarship — and never regretted the decision. Witt leaned on his coach for advice, and eventually decided to play in the game. Yale was crushed, 45-7.

As it turned out, the shellacking of the Bulldogs by their storied rival in the Yale Bowl on Nov. 19 was far from the worst of it. The appealing back story — Williams’ providing counsel to his talented quarterback based on his own experience — turned out to be founded on a lie.

The coach had never been in Witt’s position.

He had never been a Rhodes scholar candidate or applicant, let alone a finalist, as he had let the world believe. He had told Yale he was a candidate with an entry on his resume. His biography on the Yale website said the same thing.

On Wednesday, a day before his 42nd birthday, Williams paid with his job. Yale, which had undertaken an internal review to investigate Williams’ Rhodes scholarship assertion after a New York Times article raised doubts about its legitimacy, announced that the coach had resigned.

In a news release from the university, Williams said he had been encouraged to apply for a Rhodes scholarship while at Stanford, but never did so: “I considered the opportunity, sought advice, and was encouraged to apply by faculty members and my coach, Bill Walsh. But I did not apply.”

Williams’ story began to unravel shortly after Witt announced he would forgo the Rhodes interview to play in what is widely known as the Game. A Rhodes Scholarship Trust official, Elliott Gerson, its American secretary, told The Times he had never heard of a candidate bypassing the final interview to play in an athletic event. Gerson has been overseeing the scholarships for more than three decades.

The Times then asked the Rhodes trust to check on Williams’ claim. After a thorough investigation the trust reported that no one named Williams had even applied for a scholarship in 1991, 1992 or 1993. Asked about the trust’s findings later that day, Williams said: “I wasn’t trying to confuse anyone or make it sound different than it was. I was in the preliminary stages at Stanford and I had to decide, but the interview wasn’t official.”

The next day, Yale announced that it would investigate Williams’ claim and would not comment until its findings were completed.

But before Wednesday’s announcement, Yale defensive lineman Reed Spiller said he could not envision a situation in which Williams, completing his third year as coach, would leave of his own volition.

“He’s not going to leave here voluntarily under any means — from the very beginning he’s said how excited he was to be getting this job,” said Spiller, a senior from Portsmouth, N.H. “There’s no chance he’d leave on his own.

“But that being said, I think there are a whole lot of people at this school that are overplaying the article about his Rhodes scholarship candidacy. I think that’s a moot point, really. I think that doesn’t really have anything to do with what kind of football coach he is. He’s a great guy and a great football coach, and he’s the right person for the job at this school.”

Williams, it turns out, also misrepresented his pro football credentials as part of his official Yale biography.

He had asserted that he signed with the San Francisco 49ers as a free agent in 1993 and spent 1993 on the team’s roster as a linebacker. Both claims proved to be untrue. There is no mention of him in the team’s media guide under “all-time roster,” and when contacted

by The Times about Williams’ claim that he had signed with the team as a free agent, a spokesman said the team’s accounting office had no record of ever issuing a W-2 form to Williams.

Williams, Yale’s first African-American head football coach and the Ivy League’s second, took over the program in 2009. It was his first head coaching assignment. In three seasons his record was 16-14, including three losses to Harvard.

The story line for this year’s game centered on Witt’s choices: the interview or the Game.

Rhodes officials took plenty of heat for not rescheduling the interview, even though the date is known well in advance and applicants are informed it is set in stone. Witt knew it.

His dilemma was well chronicled in the local and national media. There was talk of perhaps chartering a plane. But with a noon start to the game and a morning interview in Atlanta — with the possibility of a second interview in the afternoon — there was no wiggle room. At the time, Williams said of Witt: “I know it’s hard. It’s difficult to be put in that situation. … I know he’ll the make the right decision.”

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Jim Urquhart / The Associated Press

Portland Trail Blazers guard Raymond Felton (5) drives against Utah Jazz center Al Jefferson (25) during the first half of Wednesday night’s game in Salt Lake City.

Blazers fall to Jazz in final preseason game

By Lynn DeBruin The Associated Press

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Jazz big man Al Jefferson knows the Portland Trail Blazers are a very good team.

“But they’re not 20 points better than us,” Jefferson said after Utah’s 110-90 loss to the Blazers on Monday night.

The Jazz made up for the embarrassing setback with a 92-89 win over the Trail Blazers on Wednesday night in the preseason finale for both teams.

“From the beginning we came out with a sense of purpose,” Jazz coach Tyrone Corbin said. “We struggled a bit on offense, but defense really got us a win. We made some great stops.”

After shooting 55 percent Monday, Portland was held to just 35.4 percent in the rematch.

Reserve C.J. Miles scored 17 points for Utah, including a pair of free throws with 2.2 seconds left to help the Jazz hold on.

Jefferson added 15 points and nine rebounds.

Raymond Felton led the Trail Blazers with 17 points, and LaMarcus Aldridge had 15 points and 11 rebounds.

Second-year pro Derrick Favors, who had 25 points and 12 rebounds Monday, started for Utah and scored just seven points because of early foul trouble.

“It’s just growing pains,” Favors said.

But he proclaimed himself ready to be a starter in the NBA if that’s what Corbin decides.

Corbin said before the game that Paul Millsap, who missed his second straight game with right quad tendinitis, had earned a right to start, but that may not always be the best option.

Corbin went with Jefferson and Millsap as his big men, with Gordon Hayward starting at small forward.

“It feels great playing with Al,” Favors said. “He’s a veteran guy, takes a lot of the

Madras Continued from D1 Midway through the third quarter Friday, with Madras leading La Pine 30-24, Scott flashed through the key with Hawks defender Ryan Fogel in close pursuit. In video of the play — which the Oregonian newspaper website oregonlive.com posted among its user submitted videos (http://videos. oregonlive.com/2011/12/madras_ vs_la_pine_game_1.html) — Scott appears to throw a right forearm that strikes the 5-5 Fogel in the face. Fogel, who fell to the floor after the blow, was charged with the foul on the play. The incident appeared to go largely unnoticed, and the game continued without interruption.

Scott is adamant that, despite what the video suggests, she did not intentionally hurt Fogel.

“The video looks awful,” Scott said by phone Wednesday. “Honestly, from the bottom of my heart, I did not intentionally try to hurt that girl.”

According to Scott, she was trying to execute a swim maneuver over the shorter Fogel in order to get open.

“My intent at the time was to turn around and swim through to the other side,” Scott said. “I wasn’t able to get where I wanted on the floor and the only way I could get somewhere was to be aggressive.

It didn’t pan out so well.”

Fogel, a senior offered a much

pressure off in the post.”

Jefferson liked the combo as well, especially with Favors able to take on more athletic players such as Aldridge.

That Aldridge was playing was good news for the Blazers.

He missed the start of training camp to receive treatment for Wolff-ParkinsonWhite Syndrome, a condition which causes the ventricles of the heart to prematurely contract. He played 37 minutes but finished five of 17 from the field.

“He looked rusty, but that’s to be expected,” Portland coach Nate McMillan said. “It was good for him to get a game in.

He’s trying to get a rhythm and I wanted to work on a game rotation.”

Both teams were without starters. While Utah was without Millsap, Portland’s Marcus Camby sat out pending an MRI on his left knee — though McMillan didn’t believe the injury was serious.

Portland led by nine points early, but Utah fought back and had an 11-point lead in the fourth quarter until the Blazers charged back behind Jamal Crawford and Wesley Matthews.

Matthews’ three-pointer with 50 seconds left cut the gap to 90-89, but Aldridge turned it over on Portland’s next possession and allowed Miles to seal it at the free throw line. Crawford’s shot at the buzzer missed.

The Jazz came out with much more energy than they did in Monday’s loss, but the aggressiveness put them in early foul trouble. Hayward picked up his third less than halfway through the first quarter, Favors had his third just a minute later and Raja Bell had three with four minutes remaining.

The Jazz took their first lead — 36-35 — on a three-point play by Jeremy Evans off a pass from Jamaal Tinsley. Josh Howard then scored on a driving layup on an assist from Miles to push Utah’s lead to 38-35.

different take on the incident. She said Wednesday that Scott had been throwing elbows throughout the game and that she ended the night with multiple bumps and bruises from Scott’s repeated rough play.

“She probably threw 10 to 12 elbows to my face,” said Fogel, who has missed La Pine’s last two games because of what she and her coach said was a concussion suffered from the blow by Scott.

“No way, no way,” Fogel responded when asked if she thought the jab was unintentional. “I’ve got 10 hits to the face and bruises all over. They weren’t all accidents.”

Madras went on to win the tournament’s semifinal game, 44-34, and then won the championship on Saturday with a 53-43 victory over Elma, Wash., in the tourney final.

La Pine coach Rene Houle said Wednesday that he did not see the controversial play as it happened, but he was incensed when he watched game film the next morning.

“Sadly, the video shows malicious intent to harm,” Houle said.

“Basketball is a contact sport to some degree. If you’re not getting what you need as an offensive player you have to work within the rule base.”

He went on to say that the incident involving Scott and Fogel “doesn’t have any place in high school athletics.”

Continued from D1 “It’s better than I thought and it will only get better,” guard Wesley Matthews said after the first of two preseason games.

The Blazers finished 48-34 last season and were bounced from the first round of the playoffs by eventual NBA champion Dallas. It was Portland’s third straight first-round exit.

In late May, the team then stunned many with the dismissal of general manager Rich Cho after less than a year on the job.

The next month the Blazers conducted the June draft under owner Paul Allen, acting general manager Chad Buchanan and Larry Miller, the team president. They dealt veteran guard Andre Miller to Denver in exchange for guard Raymond Felton in a draft-night deal, while picking up guard Nolan Smith out of Duke with the 21st overall pick.

A few days later, Portland offered Oden, the team’s often-injured former No. 1 draft pick, a qualifying offer of $8.9 million to stay with the team for one more year.

But then the lockout happened, and the Blazers, like the rest of the league, were put on hold.

When an agreement was finally struck and preparations for the season got under way, Portland had little reason to celebrate: In less than 24 hours, the team was dealt three major blows.

Oden, who missed all of last season following microfracture surgery on his left knee, agreed to the qualifying offer but just a short time later learned that he had suffered a setback in his recovery and would not play as soon as expected — maybe not at all this season.

Then Roy, the soul of the Blazers for the past five seasons, abruptly announced that his All-Star career was over because of an irreparable condition in both of his knees. If that wasn’t enough, Aldridge — the team’s top scorer last season while Roy struggled with his knees — went to a routine cardiac exam and found out he needed a procedure to treat a heart condition.

Suddenly, the dreaded phrase “rebuilding season” was being tossed around in talk about the Blazers. But it didn’t last very long.

Aldridge’s procedure to treat Wolff-ParkinsonWhite Syndrome, which can cause an irregular heartbeat, revealed nothing troubling, and he quickly returned.

The Blazers pulled off a flurry of key moves.

First, they signed veteran forward/center Kurt Thomas, who helped the Chicago Bulls overcome injuries last season. Then they brought in former NBA Sixth Man award winner, shooting guard Jamal Crawford, and forward Craig Smith, known as “The Rhino” for his physical play.

The newly reassembled team has adopted a faster, up-tempo playing style, which will better suit Matthews, and perhaps Felton, starting in the backcourt with Crawford coming off the bench.

The new offense should also complement forwards Nicolas Batum and Gerald Wallace, and it will be interesting to see how, after five years in the old system, Aldridge adjusts.

There are questions about the durability of veteran center Marcus Camby — who had knee issues last season — but the addition of Thomas should help out. Camby is 37, while Thomas is 39.

The Blazers could be one of the deepest teams in the Western Conference.

“We like the identity of our team right now,” said Buchanan, the acting GM. “We have some tough, hungry guys who feel that we’re kind of overlooked in the West right now. I think our guys are going to come out there with a chip on our shoulders. I think the identity of our team will ultimately reflect Nate (McMillan) and his toughness and his businessfirst approach.”

The Blazers open the lockout-shortened regular season (66 games) with three home games in four nights, starting Monday against the Philadelphia 76ers. Portland entertains Sacramento on Tuesday and then Denver two nights later.

Allen, the longtime team owner, weighed in on his hopes for the season in a rare session with reporters before the preseason opener Monday night against the Utah Jazz.

He said he was pleased with the new additions to the team.

“People will talk about handicapping to say the usual suspects will be at the top of the conference, but a bunch of us right below that — Are we just barely a playoff team? Are we potentially going to get out of the first round? Do more damage?” Allen asked.

“That’s what makes sports exciting. You have to see how it plays out.”

While Oster has levied his suspension, the Oregon School Activities Association could still hand down its own penalty. According to OSAA sports information director Steve Walker, incidents such as this are referred to the administrators at the involved schools to resolve a conflict. If the offended school, in this case La Pine High, does not feel appropriate action is taken, it can appeal to the OSAA’s executive board for more severe sanctions.

“We’d prefer both schools work together and not get the OSAA involved,” said La Pine athletic director Rusty Zysett, who said Wednesday afternoon that he had not talked with anyone at Madras High yet because of the holiday break. “We’re still figuring out what is the proper protocol. In my 28 years in high school athletics I’ve never had to deal with anything like this.

“I don’t expect to have that conversation (with Madras) until after the break,” Zysett added.

Houle, who is in his first year as coach at La Pine after a successful stint at Salem Academy, believes Scott should miss at least as much time as Fogel, who he said could miss as many as five games with injuries she suffered from the blow by Scott.

“It’s hard to state what another school should do,” Houle said regarding disciplinary action for Scott. “But (appealing to the OSAA) is definitely an option.

That would be decided on by the (La Pine) principal and A.D. based on what Madras decides to do.”

Scott said she was taken aback by the video of last Friday’s incident.

“Tingles shot through my fingers when I first saw the video,” Scott said. “I was completely blown away by how bad it looks.

But I’m not a malicious person.

I’ve never done anything like that.

I’d never intentionally go out and harm someone.”

Fogel presented a different version.

“I got in her head and frustrated her and she started throwing elbows,” said Fogel, who also said she is still suffering headaches from the shot to her face. “She’s too good to play like that.”

Scott said she understands that anyone who sees the video might have a hard time believing her account of the incident. She also said that some of her supporters have advised her to say she had just got caught up in the moment and intentionally took a swing, and then apologize.

“I know it looks like a UFC (ultimate fighting) move I pulled out of my back pocket,” Scott said.

“But honestly, I was just trying to do that swim move. … I don’t want to lie. If I get scrutinized for telling the truth, so be it. I’m not going to sit back and take the easy way out.”

— Reporter: 541-383-0305, beastes@bendbulletin.com.

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H U N T I NG & F ISH I NG

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FISHING DESCHUTES CHAPTER OF TROUT UNLIMITED: Meets on the first Monday of each month at the Environmental Center in Bend; meeting starts at 6:45 p.m. for members to meet and greet, and discuss what the chapter is up to; 541-306-4509; communications@ deschutestu.org; www.deschutestu.org.

BEND CASTING CLUB: The Bend Casting Club is a group of local fly anglers from around Central Oregon who are trying to improve their casting technique; club meets on the fourth Wednesday of each month, from 6 to 8 p.m., at the Orvis Casting Course in Bend’s Old Mill District; 541-306-4509 or bendcastingclub@gmail.com.

HUNTING LEARN THE ART OF TRACKING ANIMALS: Guided walks and workshops with a certified professional tracker; learn to identify and interpret tracks, sign and scat of the animals in Central Oregon; two or more walks per month all year; $35; ongoing, 8 a.m. to noon; 541-633-7045; dave@wildernesstracking.com; wildernesstracking.com.

THE BEND CHAPTER OF THE OREGON HUNTERS ASSOCIATION: Meets the second Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the King Buffet at the north end of the Wagner Mall, across from Robberson Ford in Bend; contact: Bendchapter_oha@yahoo.com.

THE OCHOCO CHAPTER OF THE OREGON HUNTERS ASSOCIATION: Meets the first Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Prineville Fire Hall, 405 N. Belknap St.; contact: 447-5029.

THE REDMOND CHAPTER OF THE OREGON HUNTERS ASSOCIATION: Meets the third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Redmond VFW Hall.

SHOOTING COSSA KIDS: The Central Oregon Shooting Sports Association’s NRA Youth Marksmanship Program is every third Saturday of the month from 10 a.m. to noon at the COSSA Range; the range is east of Bend off U.S. Highway 20 at milepost 24; contact Don Thomas, 541-389-8284.

DESHOOTS YOUTH SPORTS: Free clay target shooting, instruction and shot shells for Central Oregon youth 17 and younger at the Central Oregon Sporting Clays and Hunting Preserve; Sundays from 2 p.m. until dusk through February 2012; safety class required; contact Hap Blackmer at 541-420-4332 or deshootsyouth@ gmail.com.

BEND TRAP CLUB: Trap shooting, five-stand and skeet shooting are all open Thursdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m; located east of Bend off U.S. Highway 20 at milepost 30; contact Bill Grafton at 541-383-1428 or visit www.bendtrapclub.com.

CENTRAL OREGON SPORTING CLAYS AND HUNTING PRESERVE: 13-station, 100-target course and 5-stand open Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to dusk, and Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 11 a.m. to dusk (closed Wednesday); located at 9020 South Highway 97, Redmond; www.birdandclay.com or 541-383-0001.

REDMOND ROD & GUN CLUB: Rifle and pistol are Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; skeet is Tuesdays and Sundays beginning at 10 a.m.; trap is Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. to closing, and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; 2011 family memberships now available for $50; non-members are welcome; www.rrandgc. com.

PINE MOUNTAIN POSSE: Cowboy action shooting club that shoots at the Central Oregon Shooting Sports Association range on U.S. Highway 20 at milepost 24; second Sunday of each month; 541-318-8199 or www. pinemountainposse.com.

HORSE RIDGE PISTOLEROS: Cowboy action shooting with pistols, rifles and shotguns at the Central Oregon Shooting Sports Association range on U.S. Highway 20 at milepost 24; first and third Sunday of each month at 10 a.m.; 541-408-7027 or www.hrp-sass.com.

FISHING REPORT

Ice starts to limit access on some Central Oregon bodies of water Here is the weekly fishing report for selected areas in and around Central Oregon, provided by fisheries biologists for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife:

CENTRAL ZONE ANTELOPE FLAT RESERVOIR: Access is still open to Antelope Flat and some nice trout are being caught through the ice. Anglers venturing out onto ice are cautioned to be very careful and to follow safety guidelines.

CRESCENT LAKE: The water level is dropping a bit, and some anglers are picking up 8- to 10pound browns.

CROOKED RIVER BELOW BOWMAN DAM: Anglers are reminded that angling methods are restricted to artificial flies and lures as of Oct. 31. The fishing has been excellent, with fish over 20 inches long being reported.

DAVIS LAKE: Please note this is a fly-fishing only lake. Please check your synopsis for the regulations for this water body.

DESCHUTES RIVER (Mouth to the Pelton Regulating Dam): The Deschutes River is open to fishing for steelhead from the mouth upstream to the Pelton Regulating Dam. Good numbers of steelhead have passed over Sherars Falls, and there continue to be reports of good fishing all the way up to Warm Springs. Fish are spread throughout the lower 100 miles, but anglers are having the most success from Maupin to Warm Springs.

DESCHUTES RIVER (Lake Billy Chinook to Bend): Flows have increased significantly, and anglers are reminded to exercise caution when wading. No recent reports, but there should be good fishing for rainbow and brown trout.

Rainbow trout average 10 to 16 inches, while brown trout up to 26 inches are available. Anglers will

The Total Outdoorsman Manual by the editors of Field and Stream is a great resource for anyone who spends time outdoors.

find better access downstream of Lower Bridge.

FALL RIVER: Anglers are encouraged to note the special regulations in the 2011 Sport Fishing Regulations; the angling season below the Fall River falls ended on Sept. 30.

HOOD RIVER: A few bright fish are being caught on the lower Hood River. Anglers can expect steelhead numbers to continue to increase as the winter progresses.

With the removal of Powerdale Dam, ODFW has adopted regulations expanding salmon and steelhead fishing on the mainstem river from the mouth to the confluence with the East Fork, and the West Fork from the confluence with the mainstem to the angling deadline 200 feet downstream of Punchbowl Falls. There has been some confusion about the upstream angling deadline in the mainstem river; for clarification, the entire Hood River mainstem is open from the confluence with the West Fork downstream to the Columbia.

HOSMER LAKE: No recent reports. Fishing on Hosmer is restricted to fly fishing with barbless hooks.

LAKE BILLY CHINOOK: Anglers are encouraged to note the special regulations for the Metolius Arm of Billy Chinook Reservoir; angling is closed in the Metolius arm from Oct. 31-March 1.

METOLIUS RIVER: Trout fishing has been good. Insect hatches should offer lots of opportunities for good dry fly fishing. The river upstream from the Allingham Bridge closed to fishing after Oct. 31.

NORTH TWIN: No recent reports, but earlier fishing has been good, and the cooler fall temperatures should keep fish biting.

OCHOCO CREEK UPSTREAM TO OCHOCO DAM: Angling is restricted to artificial flies and lures only; two trout per day and 8-inch

minimum length.

OCHOCO RESERVOIR: Fishing has been hit and miss; be prepared to try a lot of different gears until you find what works. The reward is healthy trout in the 14- to 16-inch range, with the occasional 18- to 20-inch fish.

PINE HOLLOW RESERVOIR: Pine Hollow was stocked in early October and November. Ice is likely forming around Pine Hollow.

Access is likely limited.

PRINEVILLE RESERVOIR: Anglers have reported catching larger trout than in recent years.

Anglers should consult the 2011 Sport Fishing Regulations for maximum length requirements and bag limits for both largemouth and smallmouth bass.

PRINEVILLE YOUTH FISHING POND: The pond is frozen over, with an open water area in the south end. The pond is open to children 17 years old and younger with a bag limit of two fish per day and an 8-inch minimum length for trout. No recent fishing reports.

ROCK CREEK RESERVOIR: Thin ice is on the reservoir.

SHEVLIN YOUTH FISHING POND: The pond was recently stocked with larger rainbow trout and is open to children 17 years old and younger, with a bag limit of two fish.

TAYLOR LAKE: Taylor was stocked in early October and November. The lake is currently free of ice.

WALTON LAKE: Due to a timber sale in the area, the road leading to Walton Lake and the sno-park is under a temporary closure Monday through Friday, but is open on the weekends. For more information, contact the Forest Service at (541) 416-6500. The lake is covered with ice. Be sure to check the thickness of the ice before venturing out. Anglers are cautioned to be very careful and to follow safety guidelines.

Gary Lewis / For The Bulletin

Book Continued from D1 Last month, Cousin Leddy handed me his copy of “The Total Outdoorsman Manual: 374 Skills You Need,� from T. Edward Nickens and the editors of Field & Stream. Then he took it back. I had to get my own.

This book captured my imagination. Since I was old enough to hold my first BB gun off the ground, I wanted to master the skills of the outdoorsman.

First thing I did was open the pages at random to see what percentage of these skills I could say I possessed. “No. 328 — Hurl a Backcountry Deathstar. Boomerang, schmoomerang. When you need to kill a rabbit, grouse, or squirrel with a stick, throw a backcountry deathstar.� I never would have thought of this one. In this tip, author Nickens describes how to construct the weapon from two pieces of straight, wrist-thick hardwood. “No. 310 — Skin a Deer with a Golf Ball.� I knew about this trick, but I never seem to have a golf ball around when I need one. “No. 312 — Become a Gun Writer. Shoot constantly.

Lose most of your hearing by your mid-30s. ‌ It helps to be from the West or the South, but Easterners can be successful if they are eccentric enough. Escape death in Af-

rica at least once.â€? “No. 342 — Drink Your Own Urine.â€? Nickens teaches us how to sip safely. I’m going to bring a water bottle. “No. 341 — Make a Fire Plough.â€? Here’s another skill I didn’t possess. I’ve always relied on matches, magnesium and lighters, but I’m going to try this sometime. “No. 346 — Navigate by Deliberate Offset.â€? This saved my bacon once on a bowhunt in 1993. “No. 75 — Chum Bream with a Dead Raccoon. ‌ Find an expired mammal of medium size, hang it over a pond, and come back in a few days.

Bream that have swarmed to feed on the falling fly larvae will smack anything you cast.� I never would have thought of this one either, but it is more appealing than No. 342. Wondering what bream are? Ask your grandpa to take you fishing. “No. 162 — Try a Planked Fish.� Nail a cleaned trout to a plank and prop it up in front of the fire, tail down for a slow cook until flesh flakes in the thickest part of the body.

I’ll have to try that one with my fire plough. “No. 220 — Shoot Downhill and Uphill.� This is one every hunter should know before hunting in the mountains. “Gravity only affects a bullet or arrow along its horizontal distance, not the linear distance taken by the projectile.� “No. 329 — Create Smoke

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Photos by Markian Hawryluk / The Bulletin

The cake-layer striations of the surrounding cliffs give clues to the geological processes at work in the John Day Fossil Beds.

RUTHLESS ROUTE • Trek in Sheep Rock Unit of John Day Fossil Beds National Monument leads to appreciation of trails

By Markian Hawryluk The Bulletin

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’m usually pretty good at judging how long it will take me to hike a given route. Generally, I can stick to about a 3-mph pace, adjusting somewhat for steep terrain. But last weekend’s hike in the Sheep Rock Unit of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument reminded me how lucky we are to have a welldeveloped trail system, much of it maintained by volunteers.

Hiking cross country through knee-high desert brush, over a landscape littered with loose rocks, slowed me to a veritable crawl. And had I not inadvertently shortened my route, I may have found myself hiking the last few miles in the dark.

Most years, I wouldn’t have expected to tackle this hike late in December. I’m guessing the region generally has much more snow by now.

But with the white stuff in short supply, I figured I could sneak in one more hike without having to strap any sort of contraptions to the bottoms of my boots.

I was following directions from Barbara Bond’s “75 Scrambles in Oregon” guidebook for an 11-mile loop around Sheep Rock.

The route starts at a bridge spanning

John Day Fossil Beds National Monument 19

Painted Hills unit Sheep Rock unit Mitchell Ochoco National Forest Prineville

Middle Mountain 3,389 ft.

John Day River

We are officially in winter, but the snow just isn’t coming down. This is because of a highpressure pattern that is continuing to hold, according to Chris Sabo, U.S. Forest Service trails specialist.

Regardless of why the snow isn’t here, what we have to work with is rough snow on the high trails and summer trail conditions in the low elevations around Bend and Sisters. Summer trails in December? Why not?

Hiking, mountain biking, and horse riding sound like a pretty good second choice when you consider the alternative of slogging through the crunchy snow and ice, suggested Sabo. But even in the low elevations we do have winter temperatures — expected in the 30s and 40s for daytime highs — so be sure to bundle up.

Looking at the high elevations in the Deschutes National Forest, most trails “are lacking adequate snow” for safe winter recreation, said Sabo. There are some sno-parks with marginal to fair — “or if you’re desperate ‘good’ ” — snow conditions to be found, he said.

Sno-parks with adequate snow include Virginia Meisner, Frank Ellis, Swampy, Vista Butte and Dutchman Flat, which have varying conditions, from patchy, rough snow to maybe 26-30 inches at Dutchman. Meisner is doing some crosscountry ski trail grooming and some tracks are set, but expect some icy and bare patches.

Snowshoers may find some good trails higher up. The Tangent loop, which connects Meisner and Swampy, may be in good enough condition for skiers.

Conditions at Frank Ellis will be challenging for snowmobilers, due to rough and rutted snow, but with some caution they may be able to make it up to the high country, said Sabo. He added that the best bet is on Trail 5, but Trail 6 (going up to Moon Mountain) is also passable.

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Windy Peak 4,578 ft.

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the John Day River, two miles north of the monument’s visitor center on state Highway 19.

The dirt road on the far side of the bridge is closed to vehicles but has room for hikers to slip around the gate. After two minutes of hiking on the road, the route heads up a gully that’s awash with snowmelt in the springtime, but had only a few remaining patches of ice to speak for its more fluid past.

After a half mile, farther progress up the gully is blocked by a band of rocks, requiring a scramble up the side of the gully and onto the broad, easy shoulder of

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Middle Mountain about 700 feet above the river.

I continued along the ridgeline nearly to the summit of Middle, where another band of rocks forces a decision. I could traverse around to the right and go up easier terrain, or take a more direct route through a cleft that allows for an easy scramble through the rock band and just a few more steps to the summit.

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SPOTLIGHT PPP logo contest under way The 2012 Pole Pedal Paddle logo contest is under way, and the public is invited to vote for their favorite. Contest entries will be on display through Dec. 28 at U.S. Bank, 1025 N.W. Bond St., Bend.

The logo contest is sponsored by U.S. Bank and the Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation. The winning logo will be used for all advertising and promotional materials for the 2012 multisport race, which takes place in May. Many of the logos were submitted by local artists who have participated in the Pole Pedal Paddle as racers, said spokesperson Molly Cogswell-Kelley. “There are more entries than we’ve had in a long time.

They’ve really stepped it up. The quality of art is really impressive.”

— From staff reports

Sheep Rock looms high above the John Day River in the western portion of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument.

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THE BULLETIN • THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2011

TV & M

The name’s Bond, James Bond (or Connery, or Moore, or Brosnan) and I know Roger and it’s really almost like no other situation in moviedom. Even your

By Luaine Lee Schwarzeneggers or your McClatchy-Tribune News Service Stallones or your Harrison People may settle on wheth- Fords, people who’ve been in er John Elway or Joe Montana hugely successful identifying was the better quarterback movies, whether it’s ‘Raiders or if George Foreman was as of the Lost Ark’ or whatever good as Ali, but one debate — there still seems to be a recthat continues through per- ognition that they’re actually petuity is: Who was the best an actor doing it.

James Bond? “But Bond, it’s Some prefer TV SPOTLIGHT astonishing. You the original chareven have journalismatic spy as ists come to you personified by — people lose their the scrappy Scot Sean Con- minds — journalists want you nery. Others favor the puck- to say, ‘I drive an Aston-Martin ish wit of Roger Moore or the and drink martinis,’ truly.�

Irish charm of Pierce Brosnan.

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But I continued because I was When Dalton hit big as Ian winning at backgammon at Fleming’s hero in “The Liv- the time.� ing Daylights,� he said he Moore says he never dreamed was ready for it. “I was well of playing Bond, or anyone else, capable of handling it, but the for that matter. “I never had truth was I had no idea how any burning ambition. That’s potent or desperate the need why I’ve been so happy most of of the media for something to my life. I’d be dead with ambido with James Bond. It all fo- tion. All the ambitious people cused on the guy that’s playing I know are long gone — all my him. Pierce went through that, contemporaries.�

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A & A

Abused man urged to get help, stop suffering in silence Dear Abby: On Oct. 19 you printed a letter from “Bruised and Abused,� a man who is dating a woman who becomes physically violent when they argue. I know this is a touchy subject. I have heard from authorities that about half of domestic violence occurs when a woman throws the first blow.

Most women believe, as the abusive girlfriend said, that her attack on him isn’t violence because she’s a woman and he is a man. As difficult as it may be, we need to talk about the role women play in the domestic violence cycle as well as the responsibilities of men. I’m saving the letter from “Bruised� to remind me. — Donald, a California Dentist Dear Donald: Since I printed that letter I have heard from readers telling me my answer didn’t go far enough. (I advised him to end the relationship.)

Among those who wrote to me were doctors, members of law enforcement and mental health specialists — as well as former victims. My newspaper readers comment: Dear Abby: Because we are bigger and stronger does not mean we don’t get abused. I was abused by my former wife and an ex-girlfriend before I recognized it for what it was and got myself the help I needed. Nobody else was there for me.

If she is hitting him, he needs to call the police. If he has marks on him, SHE will go to jail. Men are too often ashamed to call the police because men think it reflects on their manhood. However, they need to put that shame aside and get the help they need. — Joe in Missouri Dear Abby: I’m a retired cop. “Bruised� asked you if what his girlfriend is doing is domestic abuse. Your reply did not mention that his girlfriend hitting him IS domestic abuse.

It doesn’t matter if the abuser is male or female, nor the size of the victim. “Bruised� should call the cops and report this before she goads him into a response that

DEAR ABBY gets him arrested. The courts can mandate the therapy she apparently needs. — Russ in Helena, Mont.

Dear Abby: I was a victim.

People asked me why I didn’t fight back. I wasn’t raised to hit women.

In the end, my wife put me in the hospital twice and left me blind in my left eye. She spent nine months in jail for everything that happened.

Violence is violence regardless of who is throwing the punches. Tell that man he needs to get out now! God forbid he ends up dead. — Battered in Arizona Dear Abby: It doesn’t matter if he is a boy and she is a girl, or that he is bigger and stronger. Women do abuse men.

It’s a crime that too often goes unreported. He should contact the National Domestic Violence Hot line 800-799- 7233 or SAFE (Stop Abuse for Everyone) at www.safe4all.org. — Claudia, Ph.D., Long Beach, Calif.

Dear Abby: I agree with you that the man needs to leave “Carmen.� But something he wrote in his letter concerns me. He said, “I don’t want to end the relationship, but I think it’s the only way I can make her see things from my perspective.�

This indicates to me that he thinks he can “teach her a lesson� by breaking up with her, and that this would stop her behavior. That would be a huge misconception on his part.

Carmen’s behavior isn’t something that can be modified through a breakup. It is something that will require intense counseling to correct, if it can be corrected at all. The boyfriend needs to end things for good — and run like the wind! — Bruce in Houston — Write Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Horoscope: Happy Birthday for Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011

By Jacqueline Bigar You might remind others of a cat with nine lives this year. Don’t push Lady Luck too far. An element of excitement also runs riot in your next year. Flex, detach and maintain a sense of humor. Stay grounded and realistic. If you are single, you could meet someone very important to your life’s history. After this year, look at this tie more seriously. If you are attached, the two of you really care about each other. Domestically, one element could shake up the status quo. SAGITTARIUS makes a great doctor for you!

The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH A lot happens quickly, before you can even run interference.

The community understands your strong leadership, whereas your personal circle often experiences your kindness. You communicate unusually well with an expert or a distant friend. Tonight: Go caroling.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH You have an intense bond with one person who you can count on. Together as a team you accomplish more. An unexpected insight occurs because of this relationship. Your optimistic ways make a big difference. Tonight: Enjoy the one you are with.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHHH Encourage others to express their ideas. The unexpected runs through your plans, especially those involving groups and/or friends.

Generally you follow your intellect, yet today your intuition is right-on.

Tonight: Plans change rapidly.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHH Keep a steady pace. Enjoy what is happening. You might need to make a special effort toward a coworker or someone you care about. Though you cannot change this person’s mood, you can make him or her grin more easily. Tonight: Last-minute holiday details.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHHH You are in the mood for celebration and good times. Others encourage you to go with your whims, as that gives them permission to do the same. The unexpected plays a big role in your plans and decisions.

Spontaneity seems like the right path.

Tonight: Act like a teenager.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH Your mind is on family and hearth. You could be distracted, while at the same time, a friend or loved one at a distance might need attention. Excitement surrounds a child, friend and/or loved one. You are in the holiday mood. Tonight: Head home.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHHH Your words make all the difference to key loved ones. Even coworkers appreciate your ideas and potential. A key person in your life adds to your already good humor.

Discussions about plans invigorate everyone. Tonight: Just be available.

You don’t need to go far.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH Be aware of someone’s possessive streak. You laugh, and another person relaxes. Someone could act in a surprising manner and throw you off balance. You could find that plans dissolve, but the day takes a potentially more interesting twist.

Tonight: Finish off as much as you can.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH Put your efforts where they count. You don’t always have the kind of control you might like. Today might be an example. Use good sense with spending. Your instincts guide you more than your intellect.

You can make an argument for any side. Tonight: Your wishes count.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHH You know what works. The problem is that you might not be up for putting in the effort. You see situations far differently than in the past. A friend proves to be unusually supportive, allowing you to be less uptight. Tonight: Get some extra zzz’s if you can.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH You probably know a little too much. The trick is to be discreet.

A meeting points in the correct path.

Use your resilience to move in a new direction. Others naturally support you, especially a roommate or loved one. Tonight: Where your friends are.

PISCES (Feb.19-March 19) HHHH Your sunny manner attracts many people. You do need to be willing to establish boundaries, even if you don’t want to. Reach out for others at a distance, making sure you have time for a chat with this person before Christmas. Tonight: Take the lead. Š 2011 by King Features Syndicate

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SCOTT PEMBERTON BAND: The Portland-based rockers perform; free; 7 p.m.; McMenamins Old St. Francis School, 700 N.W. Bond St., Bend; 541-382-5174 or www . mcmenamins.com.

TODAY RANCH CHRISTMAS TOUR: Tour the youth ranch and meet horses, followed by caroling; registration requested; free; 24:30 p.m.; Crystal Peaks Youth Ranch, 19344 Innes Market Road, Bend; 541-330-0123, crystalpeaks@cpyr.org or www .crystalpeaksyouthranch.org.

MAGIC SHOW: Mr. Magic presents an evening of humor, interaction and magic; $5, free ages 12 and younger with an adult; 7 p.m.; Sunriver Lodge, North Pole, 17728 Abbot Drive; 800-486-8591 or www .sunriver-resort.com/traditions.

BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA: The gospel music legends performs Christmas standards and gospel songs; with Smudge; SOLD OUT; 7:30 p.m.; Tower Theatre, 835 N.W. Wall St., Bend; 541-3170700 or www.towertheatre.org. “THE SANTALAND DIARIES�: Innovation Theatre Works presents the humorous story of David Sedaris’ stint as a Christmas elf in Macy’s; $10; 8 p.m.; Innovation Theatre Works, 1155 S.W. Division St., Bend; 541-504-6721 or www . innovationtw.org.

JAZZ AT THE OXFORD: A “Tom Grant Christmas,� featuring performances by Shelly Rudolph and Jackie Nicole; $35 (plus fees in advance); 8 p.m.; The Oxford Hotel, 10 N.W. Minnesota Ave., Bend; 541-382-8436 or www .oxfordhotelbend.com.

FRIDAY JAZZ AT THE OXFORD: A “Tom Grant Christmas,� featuring performances by Shelly Rudolph and Jackie Nicole; $35 (plus fees in advance); 5 p.m.; The Oxford Hotel, 10 N.W. Minnesota Ave., Bend; 541-382-8436 or www .oxfordhotelbend.com.

HOLIDAY BREWGRASS JAMBOREE: With performances by the Bond St. Bluegrass All-stars, Joe’s Bluegrass Kids and more; food donations benefit Bethlehem Inn; $7, receive a poster with two cans of nonperishable food; 6 p.m.; Silver Moon Brewing & Taproom, 24 N.W. Greenwood Ave., Bend; 541-388-8331 or www .silvermoonbrewing.com. “LIKE THERE’S NO TOMORROW�: A screening of the Warren Miller film about skiing and snowboarding on peaks from India to New Hampshire; $10; 7:30 p.m.; Sunriver Resort, 17600 Center Drive; 800-486-8591 or www .sunriver-resort.com/traditions.

HAVE A HEART GIVE A HEART: Comedy event; proceeds benefit Christian Ruwalt, a 4-year old who has undergone heart surgery and will need a heart transplant; $10 suggested donation; 8-10 p.m.; The Old Stone, 157 N.W. Franklin Ave., Bend; 518-420-6696 or dickeybisnotfunny@gmail.com.

JAZZ AT THE OXFORD: A “Tom Grant Christmas,� featuring performances by Shelly Rudolph and Jackie Nicole; $35 (plus fees in advance); 8 p.m.; The Oxford Hotel, 10 N.W. Minnesota Ave., Bend; 541-382-8436 or www .oxfordhotelbend.com.

NIGHT SKY VIEWING: View the night sky; with a slide presentation; $6, $4 ages 2-12, free nature center members;

FRIDAY Dec. 30

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Join a naturalist at the High Desert Museum to experience predators and prey.

8-10 p.m.; Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory, 57245 River Road; 541-593-4394.

SATURDAY AUTHOR PRESENTATION: Jean Nave reads from her children’s book “Harry and Lola Meet Santa Paws�; free; 1 p.m.; Lodge Restaurant at Black Butte Ranch, 12930 Hawks Beard, Sisters; 541-549-8755. ‘TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS: Featuring holiday trivia, caroling and a live reading of the holiday poem; free admission; 7-8 p.m.; Sunriver Resort, Homestead Room, 57081 Meadow Road; 800-486-8591 or www .sunriver-resort.com/traditions.

SUNDAY COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS BREAKFAST: A meal of eggs, hash browns, biscuits and gravy and meat; donations accepted; 7-11 a.m.; Eagles Lodge & Club, 235 N.E. Fourth St., Prineville; 541-447-7659.

MONDAY ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS — TALES FROM THE WILD: Join a naturalist to experience wildlife close up and meet predators and prey; $7 plus museum admission ($10 adults, $9 seniors, $6 ages 5-12), $5 for members; 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.; High Desert Museum, 59800 S. U.S. Highway 97, Bend; 541-382-4754 or www.highdesertmuseum.org.

your favorite books and find out the titles for the 2012 Good Chair, Great Book series; free; 2 p.m.; Sunriver Area Public Library, 56855 Venture Lane; 541-312-1080 or www .deschuteslibrary.org/calendar.

HISTORY PUB: Tor Hanson talks about “Whiskey Flat and Prohibition -- The Happy Days of Home Brew and Moonshine in Bend’s Mill Worker Neighborhoods�; free; 6 p.m.; McMenamins Old St. Francis School, 700 N.W. Bond St., Bend; 541-382-5174 or www .mcmenamins.com.

WEDNESDAY ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS — TALES FROM THE WILD: Join a naturalist to experience wildlife close up and meet predators and prey; $7 plus museum admission ($10 adults, $9 seniors, $6 ages 5-12), $5 for members; 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.; High Desert Museum, 59800 S. U.S. Highway 97, Bend; 541-382-4754 or www.highdesertmuseum.org.

VEGAN POTLUCK: Bring a vegan dish with a list of its ingredients with a gift worth less than $5 for a gift exchange or 24 vegan cookies; free; 6 p.m.; The Environmental Center, 16 N.W. Kansas Ave., Bend; 541-480-3017.

FRUITION: The Portland-based acoustic string musicians perform; free; 7 p.m.; McMenamins Old St. Francis School, 700 N.W. Bond St., Bend; 541-382-5174 or www .mcmenamins.com.

THURSDAY Dec. 29

TUESDAY ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS — TALES FROM THE WILD: Join a naturalist to experience wildlife close up and meet predators and prey; $7 plus museum admission ($10 adults, $9 seniors, $6 ages 5-12), $5 for members; 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.; High Desert Museum, 59800 S. U.S. Highway 97, Bend; 541-382-4754 or www.highdesertmuseum.org.

GOOD CHAIR, GREAT BOOKS: Bring

ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS — TALES FROM THE WILD: Join a naturalist to experience wildlife close up and meet predators and prey; $7 plus museum admission ($10 adults, $9 seniors, $6 ages 5-12), $5 for members; 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.; High Desert Museum, 59800 S. U.S. Highway 97, Bend; 541-382-4754 or www.highdesertmuseum.org.

MAGIC SHOW: Mr. Magic presents an evening of humor, interaction and magic; $5, free ages 12 and

ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS — TALES FROM THE WILD: Join a naturalist to experience wildlife close up and meet predators and prey; $7 plus museum admission ($10 adults, $9 seniors, $6 ages 5-12), $5 for members; 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.; High Desert Museum, 59800 S. U.S. Highway 97, Bend; 541-382-4754 or www.highdesertmuseum.org.

NATURE AND THE PERFORMING ARTS: Jim Anderson leads an evening of storytelling, with live music and poetry; $20 or $15 nature center members in advance, $25 at the door; 7-9 p.m.; Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory, 57245 River Road; 541-593-4394. “LIKE THERE’S NO TOMORROW�: A screening of the Warren Miller film about skiing and snowboarding on peaks from India to New Hampshire; $10; 7:30 p.m.; Sunriver Resort, 17600 Center Drive; 800-486-8591 or www.sunriver-resort.com/ traditions.

DJ RASCUE: The California-based hip-hop act performs, with Emcee Belief; free; 9:30 p.m.; Astro Lounge, 939 N.W. Bond St., Bend; 541-388-0116.

SATURDAY Dec. 31 ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS — TALES FROM THE WILD: Join a naturalist to experience wildlife close up and meet predators and prey; $7 plus museum admission ($10 adults, $9 seniors, $6 ages 5-12), $5 for members; 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.; High Desert Museum, 59800 S. U.S. Highway 97, Bend; 541-3824754 or www.highdesertmuseum .org.

TOUR DU CHOCOLATE: Ski a six- or three-mile loop, with chocolatethemed aid stations; registration required; proceeds benefit trail grooming at the park; $10 or $20 per car; noon-2 p.m.; Virginia Meissner Sno-park, Milepost 14 Southwest Century Drive, Bend; 541-350-3790 or www.meissnernordic.org. “MURDER ON THE MENU�: Buckboard Mysteries presents an interactive murder mystery dinner theater event; reservations recommended; $70; 6 p.m.; Deschutes Brewery Mountain Room, 901 S.W. Simpson Ave., Bend; 541-350-0018 or www .buckboardmysteries.com.

ROCKIN’ NEW YEAR’S EVE: Featuring cardboard instruments, singing and more; reservations requested; $70; 6:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.; Fort Funnigan, 17600 Center Drive, Sunriver; 800-4868591 or www.sunriver-resort .com/traditions. “FRESH START� NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY: Featuring performances by R/D, Weird Science, G.A.M.M.A. and more; $10 before 9 p.m., $15 after; 7 p.m.-4 a.m.; Midtown complex, The Annex, Midtown Ballroom and Domino Room, 51 N.W. Greenwood Ave., Bend; www .slipmatscience.com.

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ORGANIZATIONS

THE GOLDEN AGE CLUB: Pinochle; 12:45-4 p.m.; 40 S.E. Fifth St., Bend; 541-389-1752.

TUESDAY

Noon-1 p.m.; The Environmental Center, Bend; 541-610-2308.

BELLA ACAPPELLA HARMONY CHORUS: 6 p.m.; Whispering Winds, Bend; 503-539-8997.

BEND KNITUP: 5:30-8 p.m.; Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Bend; 541-728-0050.

SATURDAY

BINGO: 6 p.m.; Eagles Lodge & Club, Prineville; 541-447-7659.

THE GOLDEN AGE CLUB: Pinochle; 12:45-4 p.m.; 40 S.E. Fifth St., Bend; 541-389-1752.

TODAY BINGO: 6 p.m.; Elks Lodge, Bend; 541-382-1371.

COMMUNICATORS PLUS TOASTMASTERS: 6:30-7:45 p.m.; IHOP, Bend; 541-593-1656 or 541-480-0222.

THE GOLDEN AGE CLUB: Pinochle; 12:45-4 p.m.; 40 S.E. Fifth St., Bend; 541-389-1752.

KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL OF PRINEVILLE: Meadow Lakes Restaurant, Prineville; 541-416-2191.

FRIDAY BEND KNIT-UP: $1; 10 a.m.-noon; Rosie Bareis Community Campus, Bend; 541-728-0050.

No events listed.

SUNDAY

HIGHNOONERS TOASTMASTER CLUB: Noon-1 p.m.; New Hope Church, Classroom D, Bend; 541390-5373 or 541-317-5052.

No events listed.

LA PINE CHAMBER TOASTMASTERS: 8-9 a.m.; Crescent Creek Club House, La Pine; 541-536-9771.

MONDAY

TUESDAY KNITTERS: 1-3 p.m.; Bend Senior Center; 541-399-1133.

THE GOLDEN AGE CLUB: Pinochle; 2-5 p.m.; 40 S.E. Fifth St., Bend; 541-389-1752.

SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE: 7-9 p.m.; Sons of Norway Hall, Bend; 541549-7311 or 541-848-7523.

VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA: 6 p.m.; VFW Post 1643, Bend; 541-388-1512.

WEDNESDAY BEND CHAMBER TOASTMASTERS:

KIWANIS CLUB OF REDMOND: Noon-1 p.m.; Juniper Golf and Country Club, Redmond; 541-5485935 or www.redmondkiwanis.org.

LA PINE LIONS CLUB: Noon; La Pine Community Park Building; 541-536-2201 or http:// lapinelionsor.lionwap.org.

PRIME TIME TOASTMASTERS: 12:05-1 p.m.; Home Federal Bank, Prineville; 541-416-6549.

REDMOND AREA TOASTMASTERS: Noon-1 p.m.; Ray’s Food Place, Redmond; 541-410-1758.

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TUNDRA

FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE

HEART OF THE CITY

SALLY FORTH

FRAZZ

ROSE IS ROSE

STONE SOUP

LUANN

MOTHER GOOSE AND GRIMM

DILBERT

DOONESBURY

PICKLES

ADAM

WIZARD OF ID

B.C.

SHOE

GARFIELD

PEARLS BEFORE SWINE

PEANUTS

MARY WORTH

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2011 • THE BULLETIN

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THE BULLETIN • THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2011

66-foot Appalachian waterfall worth the hike

By Bob Downing

The Weeks Act

Akron Beacon Journal

PEMBROKE, Va. — It is an impressive waterfall hidden deep in an Appalachian gorge.

The Cascades drop 66 feet on Little Stony Creek in the Cascades Recreation Area of the George Washington and Jefferson National Forest in southwestern Virginia.

There’s only one way to get to the photogenic falls: hike.

It is an easy two-mile oneway hike along the gurgling stream that begins on Salt Pond Mountain and drains to the New River.

Hiking the Cascades National Recreation Trail was my way to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Weeks Act that greatly expanded the U.S. Forest Service (see “The Weeks Act”). It was also a good way to celebrate the United Nations’ International Year of the Forest.

The trailhead leading to the Cascades in the Jefferson National Forest is off state Route 623 four miles north of Pembroke, Va., and 19.5 miles from Blacksburg, Va. It is a popular trail and an easy hike along the mountain stream. It’s generally cooler, as air from the plateau above rushes down the stream gorge.

The gorge, known for its spring wildflowers, is shaded by hemlocks and rhododendrons.

There are two trails: one that follows the bends and twists of the native trout stream and another that follows an old fire road.

A few small waterfalls tumble into Little Stony Creek as you hike upstream. The main sound is the splashing and gurgling of the creek. It never goes away.

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The Cascades waterfall drops 66 feet on Little Stony Creek in the Cascades Recreation Area in Virginia. It is worth the two-mile one-way hike to see the falls plunge into a picturesque pool.

The walls of the gorge close in and steepen as you climb.

Near the falls, you are flanked by walls 1,000 to 1,500 feet high.

The Cascades plunge into a picturesque pool hemmed in by cliffs. After you reach the falls, you can turn around or keep hiking.

You can head for the Conservancy Trail, a 1.8-mile climb to the short Barney’s Wall Trail. That will provide dramatic views into the gorge and into the nearby New River Valley. That round-trip hike is eight miles. The trail climbs from about 2,200 feet to about 2,900 feet in elevation.

The area in Giles County

was heavily logged in the 1920s and 1930s. A bit of evidence is rusted logging equipment along the trail.

The recreation area includes 15 picnic tables, flush toilets and water fountains. There is no camping in the area and no rock climbing at the falls. Admission is $3 per vehicle.

For information, contact the Eastern Divide Ranger District, 540-552-4641, www. fs.fed.us.

‘Dirty Dancing’ fans Nearby is Mountain Lake.

It is a federal wilderness area of 11,000 acres, a 25-acre lake and a private resort on 2,600

acres, familiar to fans of the movie “Dirty Dancing.”

Mountain Lake Conservancy & Hotel was one of two sites where the 1987 movie with Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey was filmed.

Mountain Lake Hotel, off state Route 700, sponsors “Dirty Dancing” weekends with screenings of the movie, trivia and dance contests and tours of the property’s cinematic spots.

Mountain Lake offers 18 trails for hikers and bicyclists on its 2,600 acres. For information, contact Mountain Lake Hotel, 540-626-7121, www.mtnlakehotel.com.

In 1911, President William Howard Taft signed the Weeks Act, allowing the government to spend federal funds for conservation for the first time. It was named after Republican Congressman John Weeks of Massachusetts, who led the fight.

The act initially provided $9 million to purchase 6 million acres in the eastern United States. In the last 100 years, it has led to the formation of 52 national forests in 26 Eastern states and the addition of 19.7 million acres of national forests and grasslands in 41 states and Puerto Rico.

“The Weeks Act is one of the most significant natural resource conservation achievements of the 20th century,” U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said on the anniversary.

More than 800 miles of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail wind through national forests created because of the Weeks Act. The first new national forest was the Pisgah in North Carolina in 1916. The most recent were the Uwharrie in North Carolina and the Delta in Mississippi, both in 1961.

The smallest is the 50,000acre Uwharrie. The largest is the George Washington and Jefferson national forests, that together cover nearly 1.8 million acres.

Today, the Forest Service oversees 155 national forests and 20 grasslands that total 193 million acres.

Most easily accessible from the Akron area are the 500,000acre Allegheny in northwestern Pennsylvania, the 919,000-acre

Monongahela in West Virginia and the 226,000-acre Wayne in southern Ohio.

The George Washington was established in 1918; the Jefferson, in 1936. Together they stretch into West Virginia and Kentucky, but most of the acreage is in western Virginia.

They are separate entities managed as one unit by the Forest Service. They offer 2,000 miles of hiking trails.

Two of my favorite spots in the George Washington and Jefferson national forests are the Virginia Creeper Trail near Damascus, Va., and the Ramsey’s Draft Wilderness west of Staunton, Va. The Virginia Creeper is a downhill bike ride of 34 miles along a former rail line in the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area. The trail drops 1,500 feet with grades of up to 6 percent. It opened in 1978 along the old Virginia-Carolina Railroad bed. For information, www.vacreepertrail.com.

The Ramsey’s Draft Wilderness is a wild tract with some of Virginia’s oldest and biggest trees. The hemlocks, white pines and hardwoods are up to 300 years old, 120 feet high and cover 1,800 acres.

The Draft, as it is called, offers some of the best wilderness hiking in the east. The 6,500-acre mountain valley is off U.S. 250, about 20 miles west of Staunton.

For information, contact the North River Ranger District, 866-904-0240 or 540-4320187. The website for the Virginia Creeper and Ramsey’s Draft areas is www.fs.fed.us.

Trails

Low-snow hazards do exist at most sno-parks, and the general condition of the snow pack is firm to icy, especially in the mornings, with maybe some softening in the afternoon.

Newberry Crater winter access is poor to fair.

Logging activity is continuing on state Highway 46 around Davis Lake. For drivers in the high country, watch out for road closures in posted snowmobile and ski trail areas.

The next few weeks have a forecast of fairly dry weather with lots of sunshine, said Sabo. “We may not see substantial snow until January.”

His suggestion? “Get out and do some snow dancing.”

Continued from E1 Ten Mile and Upper Three Creek Lake snoparks are marginal at best, said Sabo, with rutted snow, ice and bare spots.

Conditions at Wanoga Sno-play Area have not improved: The snow is hardpacked, icy and rough, and there is just not enough of it in the sno-park and on the slope to provide safe snow play activities, said Sabo. “If folks do choose to go tubing or sliding at Wanoga Snoplay, stick to the lower end of the slope or you’re going to end up in the parking lot, if you make it that far before losing your device.”

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Deep magentas and delicate greens are visible in the rock from the summit of Middle Mountain.

Outing Continued from E1 At 3,339 feet, Middle Mountain provides a 360-degree view of the geology on parade in this part of the monument.

Across the river, the cliffs sport the typical layered-cake striations found in the region.

To the north, the landscape resembles the floor of a painter’s studio, splashed with deep magentas and gentle greens.

The route continues along a long ridge that rises and falls to various peaks and valleys over another mile and a half before reaching the top of a horseshoe-shaped mound known only as Peak 3493. At times the descent is tricky — I had to negotiate rock bands to stay on the ridge, taking care not to turn an ankle on the loose rock underfoot. A barbed-wire fence marking the boundary of the monument has no opening to pass through, although it’s fairly straightforward to climb over the wire by stepping on the improvised fence post.

Windy Point is visible throughout the hike as a sharp point on the eastern horizon.

To get there, drop down from Peak 3493, cross a gully and climb back up the slope on the other side to the ridge north of Windy Point.

The slope was bathed in shadow and even the slightest breeze reminded me it was still December. The ground was still frozen, keeping the loose rock that plagues most of the route firmly in place. Cresting the ridge, the sun warmed me, providing the energy I needed to continue toward the summit.

If you go Getting there: From Prineville, drive east on U.S. Highway 26 past Mitchell. Turn left on state Highway 19 and drive about four miles. Park in a pullout on the right just before a bridge crossing the John Day River.

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Windy Point is aptly named; even the grass seems to grow on an angle.

Finding a sunny spot out of the wind for a break, I took another look at my map to determine the descent route. I hadn’t made nearly as much progress as I had hoped. It had taken me two-and-a-half hours to cover the four miles to Windy Point, and I still had more than seven miles to go to return to the car. I had only a couple of more hours of sunlight.

According to the guidebook, the route continues south, straight down the ridge. Had I been a bit more observant, I would have realized that I should have continued south until I passed Sheep Rock, a massive landmark in the middle of the monument that’s hard to miss. But I descended a ridge in front of the towering structure.

I didn’t worry too much about sticking to the guidebook’s suggested route. I could see the John Day River below me and there wasn’t a trail to follow anyway. My route down was just as good as any other.

Desert cacti bloom survive the cold harsh winters to bloom in the spring in the Sheep Rock Unit of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument.

I did miss out on seeing Hole in the Ground, which apparently is one of many holes in the ground with that moniker in Oregon, and not nearly as famous as the Hole-in-theGround about 30 miles south of La Pine. I had wanted to confirm that it was indeed a hole in the ground, but couldn’t check that one off my bucket list. Maybe next time.

Beyond this hole in the ground, the guidebook route meets up with an old Jeep trail that circles back toward the river. I picked up the trail across the river from the old Cant Ranch that now serves as the John Day Fossil Bed’s headquarters. According to the National Park Service, Scottish immigrants James and Elizabeth Cant purchased the 700 acres of land in 1910.

The Cant house remains much as it was 100 years ago, other than the recent conversion of the study at the southeast corner of the first floor into public restrooms. (I guess sometimes a room is just meant for reading.)

Across the river, I saw a coyote in the field. He saw me as well, and broke into a lazy trot. Farther ahead, a raptor left his perch on a snag as I approached. Several times

that afternoon I was startled by birds exploding out of their nests, their wings beating a in rapid-fire escape.

I continued north on the Jeep trail following the river, until the road turned uphill.

I figured it would be easier to simply follow the river. About a mile upstream I realized the folly of my plan. Rock cliffs prevent easy passage on the east bank in several spots. I scrambled back up the slope and picked up a faint trail that climbed up and over the rock formation.

Eventually the trail connected to the road crossing the bridge over the river and back to my car. I arrived with less than a half hour of sunlight left. According to my GPS, I had shaved about two miles from the loop by cutting in front of Sheep Rock. Given the shorter winter days, it was probably a fortuitous occurrence. My hike covered 9.2 miles with 3,200 feet of elevation gain, in about four-anda-half hours. It was barely a 2-mph pace.

I guess you never really appreciate the benefit of something like a trail until you don’t have one.

— Reporter: 541-617-7814, mhawryluk@bendbulletin.com

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Don’t cut out cheese completely • Compared to butter, some cheeses can lower bad cholesterol

By Anne Aurand The Bulletin

You don’t have to break up with cheese after all.

Just in time for the final rush of holiday indulgences, a new study suggests that you can go ahead, have a little.

A small study published NUTRITION in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition concluded that eating cheese did not increase LDL or so-called “bad” cholesterol, more than one’s normal diet would.

“This gives you a little permission to eat some cheese,” said Mary Ann Johnson, a professor in foods and nutrition at the University of Georgia and a spokeswoman for the American Society for Nutrition. “The holidays are a great time to enjoy. As snack foods and holiday foods go, cheese does have a healthy (amount of) protein, and it tastes good.”

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The right balance Not all saturated fats are created equal.

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Ava Robinson, 97, eats her daily serving of ice cream, a treat recommended by her medical home case manager.

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• Bend clinic uses patient-centered model to improve health, save money

By Markian Hawryluk

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ike many nonagenarians, 97-year-old Ava Robinson struggles to keep her weight up. At a shade over 100 pounds, the Bend retiree simply doesn’t eat enough to maintain good muscle strength.

But after meeting with Robinson and her family during a recent visit at Bend Memorial Clinic, nurse case manager Georgene Siemsen suggested a small variation to her daily routine.

Robinson watches her soap operas every afternoon then emerges from her bedroom to have a half serving of ice cream.

“She (Siemsen) told us to make sure she has a whole (serving) of ice cream,” her son, Jim Robinson, said. “That’s her medicine.”

The intervention won’t be written up in a medical journal and certainly never taught in medical school. But it’s the kind of realworld, tailor-made solution that can be found only when a medical provider has the time to spend with patient and family talking about their specific situation.

Robinson and her 75-year-old daughter, Carol Powell, are both patients in BMC’s new patient-centered medical home, a pilot project launched with 4,000 members of PacificSource’s Medicare health plan. The approach uses a team of doctors, nurses and other staff who collaborate to focus on preventive care and management of chronic conditions, thereby avoiding costly surgeries and hospitalizations.

It’s a model of care that many health policy experts believe could be the future of medicine, and early indications from the clinic suggest it’s working.

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The new patient-centered medical home model implemented in Bend Memorial Clinic’s internal medicine department helped to keep PacificSource’s Medicare patients out of the hospital and ER. Change in emergency room visits:

9% reduction

Change in 30-day hospital readmission rate: 14% reduction Surveys of 702 internal medicine patients* showed patient satisfaction remained high after the department shifted to the medical home model.

Timely access to care:

92% very satisfied/satisfied

Doctor-patient communication:

91% very satisfied/satisfied

Continuity and coordination of care:

86% very satisfied/satisfied

Overall provider satisfaction:

90% very satisfied/satisfied

*Surveyed patients chosen via a random sampling of all internal medicine patients, including those covered by both Medicare and commercial plans.

Medical benefit to circumcision?

By Betsy Q. Cliff The Bulletin

Whether to circumcise a baby boy is one of the first questions many parents face, and it’s typically a personal one.

This year the debate went public. The city of San Francisco had on its MEDICINE city election ballot a measure that would have prohibited circumcision of miInside nors, though it was struck • Circumcision from the ballot by a judicial of baby boys decision before it came up in U.S., F4 for a vote.

The American Medical Association, one of the nation’s largest and most influential medical groups, fired back by adopting a resolution that it would oppose any similar future efforts.

With such strong feelings on either side, what is a prudent parent to do?

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These boots are made for recovery

Distance runner Mario Mendoza sits through a therapy session with inflatable compression boots at Active Therapeutics in Bend in November.

Mendoza said the recovery boots flush the lactic acid and other metabolic waste out of his muscles, refreshing his legs and allowing him to get back to running sooner after finishing a marathon.

• Compression offers relief after strenuous exercise

By Anne Aurand The Bulletin

While training for the upcoming Olympic trials in Houston, Bend runner Mario Mendoza ran four marathons in a six-month period.

“I ran two in one month and did really well,” the 25year-old said. That’s an exceptional amount of miles.

He credits his ability to train this hard to a new technique

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he’s been trying — recovery boots. Originally designed as a medical device used for circulation problems, the inflatable compression boots have been introduced to the athletic training scene.

During Mendoza’s intense training stretch, he visited the NorthWest Crossing office of Mark DeJohn, an “active release” therapist who has added the boots to his repertoire

FITNESS of athlete recovery tools.

Mendoza sat in a comfortable chair, slipped his legs into the long, space-suit looking boots, and zipped them over his thighs.

DeJohn turned some knobs that adjusted the pressure and frequency of the waves of compression and turned on the device.

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Karen Dickerson joined Bend Memorial Clinic as a physician assistant in the cardiology department.

She received a master’s degree in physician assistant studies from Karen University of St. Dickerson Francis in Albuquerque, N.M., and previously worked at Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello, Idaho.

Collins Orchard Wellness Center has opened at 2930 O.B. Riley Road in Bend. The center is a suite hosting alternative medicine practices including acupuncture, massage, counseling, and nutrition services.

Ana Lani Massage has joined Collins Orchard Wellness Center. Ana Lani previously practiced massage therapy in Hawaii.

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Ho ho ho! Watch out for liquid calories December can be a tough month for maintaining control over your consumption of calories and fats.

For four weeks, The Bulletin will offer helpful and practical, nutritional tips to survive the holiday season no worse for the wear.

WEEK FOUR: THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU’RE DRINKING Drink lots of water prior to holiday parties and meals.

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When kicking the daily coffee habit, gradually reduce the amount you drink each day to help prevent headaches and fogginess.

If you go cold turkey, withdrawal symptoms will likely disappear within a day or two.

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When food becomes an addiction

By Cathleen F. Crowley Albany Times Union

ALBANY, N.Y. — Dr. Jeanette Thornton loves Oreo cookies, but she refuses to eat them.

There was a time when Thornton tried to eat a couple Oreos and leave the rest. Inevitably, she’d eat the whole sleeve of cookies, and then the next sleeve. Before she knew it, the whole package was gone.

She’d feel guilty and fat. In the 1990s, the Albany doctor could hear her thighs rubbing as she walked. She weighed 225 pounds and couldn’t reach her feet to tie her own shoes.

Thornton, 66, who has a doctorate in psychology and a medical degree in psychiatry, felt like she was addicted to food. She wondered what would happen if she treated her problem as an addiction, like an alcoholic or a drug addict?

Thornton created her own treatment plan and followed it.

Both she and her husband shed their extra weight over several years. She self-published a book about her approach, called Prescriptive Cuisine, and she is launching an Internet video series about her story and philosophy.

“We have to look at it as an addiction,” she said. “Once you do that, it starts to make sense.”

Some people can drink half a glass of wine and leave the rest, but not an alcoholic. Nor can a food addict walk away when faced with food high in sugar, fat and salt, she said.

“You don’t stop eating until it’s finished and once it’s finished, you feel guilty,” she said.

The cycle of a food addict is similar to any addiction, she said. It starts with eating a little and then a little more. As tolerance grows, you eat more. You have withdrawal symptoms like irritability, anxiety and depression, she said. There are unsuccessful attempts to quit and problems in relationships with family and friends.

Food addiction is an emerging field of study, said Dr. Jennifer Lindstrom, medical director for bariatric and clinical nutrition at Albany Medical Center.

It is not officially recognized as a diagnosis, but there is more research supporting it and a growing number of groups like Food Addicts Anonymous and Overeaters Anonymous that approach it as an addiction, Lindstrom said.

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By Julie Deardorff Chicago Tribune

For most people, a morning cup of java isn’t harmful. But if you rely on coffee to get you out of bed, to stave off midmorning headaches and to avoid the 3 p.m. crash, you may be hooked on one of the most popular drugs in the world.

Nearly 90 percent of American adults drink coffee on a regular basis.

More than 50 percent of adults, meanwhile, consume just over three cups of coffee a day.

But caffeine is a tricky stimulant to shake.

Though tolerance levels vary, drinking just 100 milligrams per day — the amount of a small cup of brewed coffee — and then giving it up can lead to withdrawal symptoms ranging from headaches and depression to flulike nausea and muscle pain, according to the National Institutes of Health.

Caffeine may have some health benefits, but so far research is weak.

Some kinds of headaches cause blood vessels to widen; caffeine temporarily causes them to narrow.

Coffee may also help reduce your risk of Parkinson’s disease.

But coffee — like sugary breakfast foods — can create a cycle of extreme energy swings. The National Institutes of Health also reports that caffeine raises blood pressure and increases feelings of stress, anxiety and road rage. It can leave you feeling wired 12 to 16 hours after the last cup, wreaking havoc on sleep. And it can exacerbate health conditions such as diabetes by making blood sugar rise faster than usual.

To start weaning yourself off the joe, figure out how much caffeine you’re ingesting during the day, including soft drinks and energy drinks; if you can’t track it, it’s too much. Also try the following tips: • Wake up and drink 8 ounces of water. This strategy seems to slow coffee consumption and also works if you have a morning diet or regular soda habit, said Brian Wansink, founder and director of the Cornell University Food and Brand Lab and an expert on psychology and

food consumption.

• Choose your approach.

Some people can go cold turkey; others need to gradually reduce. “There’s no evidence that either approach is superior,” said James Lane, a caffeine researcher and professor in the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Duke University Medical Center. If you’re a heavy coffee drinker — eight cups a day — gradual withdrawal can help prevent the dreaded headaches and fogginess. If you drink two cups, you may be able to bite the bullet. “Withdrawal symptoms most likely disappear in two or three days,” said Lane.

• Taper: To minimize withdrawal symptoms, gradually reduce the amount of caffeine by drinking half regular and half decaffeinated and gradually increasing the amount of decaf, said Ling Wong, a Santa Monica, Calif.-based nutrition and wellness coach.

“You can also try tea — black or yerba mate — which has the richness of coffee without that much caffeine,” Wong said. “Rooibos is an herbal tea that has a rich body similar to black tea, without any caffeine. Green tea and white tea are also great choices,” she said.

• Try Sanka. After several unsuccessful attempts, Barry Maher said he managed to quit drinking several quarts of coffee a day by substituting “the worst-tasting coffee substitute that ever existed, Sanka. Nothing could have made me develop an aversion to coffee quicker than associating it with a vile brew like that,” said Maher, a professional speaker in Corona, Calif.

Fruit juices might seem like a healthy option to coffee, but it’s better to avoid all sugarsweetened beverages, whether it’s added or high natural sugar. “The stomach doesn’t feel full so the brain can’t know it, and you keep eating,” said physician and chef John LaPuma. “Because they boost glycemic load, they inflame arteries, disable insulin and clog up the beta-cells in the pancreas, where insulin is made. They can also make the liver store fat. Not a pretty picture.” A better alternative?

Sparkling water.

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Holiday parties are likely to offer beverages that are high in calories and fat. Alcohol is close to fat in the amount of calories that it provides.

Choose these lower calorie options: • a 5-ounce glass of wine or wine spritzer (add seltzer to wine for fizz with less calories); • a 12-ounce light beer; • a martini or cocktail with a

Cheese Continued from F1 The study also concluded that a diet that incorporated hard cheeses lowered one’s bad cholesterol in comparison to a diet that incorporated butter. So, if faced with a choice between buttery shortbread cookies or slices of cheese, one could deduce that cheese is the healthier choice. The study aimed to illustrate that not all saturated fats affect people in the same ways.

Even armed with some indication that eating cheese is OK, moderation is still in order, and some cheeses are healthier than others.

“Hard cheeses have lower fat and more flavor so you don’t have to eat as much if you’re eating for flavor,” Johnson said.

“I would recommend that people enjoy cheese in moderation and eat cheese as part of an overall healthy diet that is rich in whole-grain foods, vegetables, fruit and lean sources of protein,” she said. She also recommends people experiment with unfamiliar cheeses from all over the world.

Lynne Oldham, a registered dietitian with St. Charles Bend suggested using grated or shredded cheeses because you can still get some of the cheese flavor but it’s easier to use smaller quantities. It’s also easier to use smaller quantities when using stronger flavor cheeses such as Parmesan, Asiago, extrasharp cheddar or even Gorgonzola.

She recommended shop-

simple mixer, such as infused vodka with soda water, or a splash of juice, such as pomegranate; • an Americano coffee with a splash of eggnog.

Skip these high calorie options: eggnog, eggnog latte, margarita or dessert martini.

— Anne Aurand, The Bulletin Source: RanDee Anshutz and Frankie Mauti, registered dietitians at St. Charles Bend

ping for lower-fat cheeses that are made with part skim milk, such as mozzarella cheese or string cheese. Some other healthier options include goat cheese, ricotta and Neufchatel, a lighter alternative to cream cheese.

The study In the study, 49 participants between age 22 and 69 underwent two, six-week dietary intervention periods, during which a portion of their normal dietary fat intake was replaced with either hard cheese or salted butter. The grams of cheese versus butter varied, to keep the grams of fat equal.

Participants underwent a twoweek period between intervention periods during which they ate their normal, habitual diets, and only a very small amount of low fat dairy — typically milk for coffee or tea.

Then participants switched to the other kind of saturated fat.

Researchers tested participants’ blood periodically for cholesterol, markers of inflammation, glucose and insulin, as well as blood pressure.

The cheese period resulted in a 5.7 percent lower total cholesterol level, and a 6.9 percent lower “bad” cholesterol level compared to the butter period.

Of particular interest, the study’s authors noted, was that cheese intake did not increase one’s bad cholesterol compared to a normal diet, despite data indicating that participants consumed more total fat and saturated fat during the cheese period than the normal diet period.

Johnson, who was not involved with the study, said the study “could be great news for cheese lovers.”

However, she added, it’s unclear from the study what else

participants might have consumed along with the cheese or the butter that could have played a role in how the comparable saturated fats were metabolized during the test periods.

“For example, cheese naturally contains protein, so this additional protein could have muted the effects of the fat in cheese on their blood lipids (fats). Or maybe they ate more whole-grain foods with their cheese with more fiber and this helped mute the effects of the fat in the cheese on their blood lipids,” she said.

And, she added, since this is just one relatively small study it won’t change what nutrition experts believe about dairy products. “We will continue to recommend low-fat dairy foods,” Johnson said.

American Society for Nutrition spokesperson Shelley McGuire said in a news release that followed the release of the study, “Results from the study on high-fat cheeses reinforce something we all know. The relationship between what we eat and how healthy we are is complex.

“Although experts constantly urge us to limit saturated fat intake, both genetics and the types of foods we eat can make a big difference as to whether this recommendation is actually useful,” McGuire said. “In other words, when it comes to dietary recommendations, one size does not fit all.”

— Reporter: 541-383-0304, aaurand@bendbulletin.com

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Nursing shortage appeased A declining number of people entering nursing in the late 1980s and 1990s led to widespread fear that there would be a shortage of nurses in the coming decades.

But a new report suggests that in the 2000s, many more young people have entered the profession, suggesting that there will be an adequate supply of nurses in the foreseeable future.

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Spending to improve health in developing countries has continued to grow during the three-year economic downturn, although at only half the blistering pace it did a decade ago.

As increases in spending by “donor countries,” such as the United States, have slowed, the World Bank has picked up the slack, lending large amounts of money to middle-income countries, in part as a way to counter the effects of the recession.

Recipient countries have also increased spending out of their own domestic budgets.

Over all, spending on malaria and child health problems has grown more rapidly in the past few years than spending on AIDS and tuberculosis. All have seen a net gain, however.

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Coordinating care The medical home project is a collaboration between the clinic and PacificSource Health Plans, which runs the popular ClearOne Medicare managed care plan. So far, the model has been implemented only in the clinic’s internal medicine department, which sees a large percentage of the PacificSource Medicare patients. The new approach, however, required systemic changes that couldn’t be limited to only PacificSource patients. So anyone that sees a doctor in the internal medicine department is treated under the new model of care.

“There was no way to just apply it to that population,” said Dr. Sean Rogers, BMC’s medical director. “So really, every patient in our primary care panel benefits from that.”

Many of the changes happened behind the scenes, streamlining processes and improving communications among the care team. Medical assistants are trained on when patients should get vaccinations or screening tests, and can flag those for the physician when the patient is due for one. They also review and update the patient’s current list of medications so that it is complete before the doctor comes into the exam room.

Doctors still approve any tests or immunizations that are ordered, and review the medication list, but aren’t tasked with the leg work that others can do just as well.

“Some of the preventive services like mammograms and Dexa (bone) scans and stuff like that, we’ve developed processes that take responsibility for that off the doctor’s plate. So many of these things are rather formulaic and they don’t really require a physician’s input,” Rogers said. “It’s no longer on the physician’s plate to remember.”

The staff routinely review records looking for gaps in care — who’s missing a colonoscopy, a mammogram, or diabetic eye exam — and then call the patients to schedule the test. The processes create a system for ensuring that patients are getting the medical care proven to get optimal results, the best practices that should be but aren’t uniformly applied.

“More and more we have evidence-based medicine for a lot of things, particularly preventive services, that clearly prove there are things you should do for people at a certain age and with certain medical conditions,” Rogers said. “And those aren’t always getting done.”

Other systems have been put in place ensuring that patients don’t walk out of the clinic without scheduling the tests their doctors ordered or picking up their prescriptions.

Case manager Most of these changes will fly under the radar for patients. The one that may stand out is the nurse case manager, who now reaches out to patients through appointments, phone calls and even home visits to help them manage their health. Siemsen, a geriatic nurse practitioner, was hired

by PacificSource to work with the plan’s members at the clin-

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Ava Robinson, 97, her daughter, Carol Powell, 75, and son Jim Robinson, 66, and his wife Dalene, 63, in the home where Ava and Carol live together.

ic. She works primarily with a group of 85 patients who have any one of 10 risk factors that could trigger a need for case management. Those include things like a disability or loss of functional status, a history of abuse or neglect, substance abuse problems, cognitive impairment or living alone.

She keeps track of some patients by reading notes from the rest of the care team and watching health plan data, but not actively intervening with them. Others get much more hands on-care. She watches for patients who frequently wind up in the emergency room or are repeatedly admitted to the hospital.

“I identify patients where I see that pattern and follow up with them,” she said. “To see how I can assist someone to be more stable and to have better managed and better coordinated care, to be more knowledgeable about their chronic illness management and prevent them from having to go through the trauma of that.”

Over the first year of the three-year project, the medical home has been successful in preventing hospital or ER visits. In 2010, the PacificSource patients in the medical home had 9 percent fewer emergency room visits than in 2009, and the number of patients readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of being discharged dropped 14 percent.

“The key is the interdisciplinary teamwork among the pharmacist, the physician, the patients, the registered nurse, and the medical assistants,” Siemsen said. “Working together has just enriched the care we provide.”

One of her first patients was an elderly woman with memory problems. The clinic’s pharmacist saw from health plan prescription drug claim data that the patient wasn’t filling her prescriptions regularly.

Siemsen visited the patient at home, helped her organize her medicine cabinet and worked with her friend who served as an informal caregiver to help the patient take her medications properly.

“She became more involved and now the patient and the caregiver are independently managing her chronic condition and medication management in a safe way,” she said.

Siemsen and the pharma-

cist often collaborate to create medication charts that show all the medicines a patient is taking, at what time and for what condition. For this elderly woman, they printed out photos of each of the pills and put them on the chart for easier identification.

She asked another patient to describe each pill in a way that would make sense for him. Instead of using a complicated drug name, the patient referred to his pills as “brown and white football” or “small orange peach color” and Siemsen put those terms on his chart.

While those may seem like insignificant changes, many hospitalizations and emergency room visits among the elderly can be traced back to medication errors or poor medication adherence. And those come at a great cost to the patient and the health care system.

Work in progress Now approaching the third year of the program, the team is still refining its tools and strategies. When Siemsen starting calling patients, identifying herself as a nurse care manager with the patient-centered medical home, patients weren’t initially receptive.

“People don’t like to be told they need to be managed and one patient was actually quite upset about being introduced to the medical home. She was in her 80s and she felt we were introducing an institutional setting, like a building or a nursing home,” Siemsen recalls. “When we stopped using those words — I said, ‘I’m a registered nurse from your primary care provider’s office’ — there’s been no problem.”

Internally, the different members of the team needed to learn how to communicate with each other in a timely way and to discover what services each of them could provide. Recently, a physician sought out Siemsen’s help with a case he described as “out of my league.” An elderly woman had fallen and was in an assisted living facility, while her husband remained at home.

“The thing is they wanted to live together,” she said. Siemsen suggested a referral to a skilled home health agency that could provide the care the woman needed while keeping her at home with her husband.

“It’s all about improving the safety and quality of care, and minimizing preventable costs to the patients, financially and emotionally,” Siemsen said.

Cost savings If the medical home model is successful, it should lower costs for patients and the health plan. As part of its agreement with BMC, the plan will share those savings with the clinic. According to Dr. Mark Maddox, medical director for PacificSource’s Medicare and Medicaid plans, the clinic achieved savings in 2010, the first year of the project and received a shared savings payout, and will definitely earn a shared savings payout at the end of the current year.

Part of the promise of the medical home model is that it changes the incentives for doctors, who traditionally are paid more if they provide more services. Under the new model, physicians are rewarded not just for volume, but for cost-effective care.

PacificSource pays the clinic a certain amount for each patient up front to offset some of the added costs of running a medical home model and then rewards the clinic both for achieving costs savings and meeting certain measures of quality care.

“So there’s an incentive to do the right thing and there’s an incentive to save money,” Rogers said.

Patients also benefit financially by avoiding the costly co-insurance for a hospital stay and in the long run, lower plan premiums.

Rogers said the clinic is now talking with other insurance plans about a similar approach for their members and wants to hire an additional case manager or two to help with other at-risk groups. He also credits PacificSource for its willingness to work with the clinic on the new approach, changing its payment method and sharing information that in the past many insurance companies have kept private.

Maddox says the health plan wants to become more involved in helping its network of providers improve the health of their patients, rather than just approving or denying claims.

“We’re trying to be less of a financial intermediary,”

sions of a new report assessing the effects of the global economic doldrums on foreign aid, development and charity aimed at improving people’s health. A short version appears in the journal Health Affairs.

“We were expecting to see a story that’s pretty different, an overall decline,” said Christopher Murray, head of the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, which produced the report.

For the past two years, “development assistance for health” — the term favored by economists — grew an average of 4 percent a year. This kind of spending has more than doubled since the start of this century, from $10.9 billion in 2000 to $27.7 billion this year. During some of those years, there was double-digit growth.

he said. “We’re not in the health care delivery business, but we’re trying to play an active role in making sure the members get the care they need at the time they need it.”

Health insurers often have a more complete picture than doctors of the care that patient receives because of their extensive billing data. Unless patients pay cash for some services, the health plan knows what doctors they’ve seen, what tests they underwent and what prescriptions they’ve filled. A primary care physician, on the other hand, may not know what’s happened at a specialist’s office or when the patient was admitted to the hospital.

“We see things that a provider may not see,” Maddox said. “We can pull claims queries and see that a member hasn’t had a mammogram or doesn’t have evidence that they’ve had a colonoscopy or we have not received a claim for a hemoglobin A1C (test) in a diabetic. Those are all quality things that we can help a provider close those gaps on.”

PacificSource has a similar medical home collaboration with Mosaic Medical for its Medicaid health plan, but so far no medical homes for its private insurance contracts. Maddox said the model may be difficult to replicate at other clinics that don’t have the number of PacificSource patients that BMC does.

Satisfied patients So far, patients also seem to be happy with the new model. Patient satisfaction rates have stayed high and Siemsen has heard from other providers that patients are pleased with the case management service.

“They felt like they had their own nurse, and they felt free to call me,” she said. “I won’t necessarily address 100 percent of the issues that impact their health or being able to manage their chronic illness, but I can sure find the answer for them.”

Jim Robinson and his wife Daylene had trouble putting their fingers on the differences in the care Ava Robinson and Carol Powell have received since implementation of the new model. But the more they talked about it, the more things popped up. Powell had been to see a nutritionist at the clinic who suggested changes in her diet to address her high cholesterol. And Siemsen had just called with information about a pill box with an alarm to help her remember when to take her medications. A few years ago, Powell wound up in the hospital after forgetting to take her Parkinson’s medications.

Their calls to the clinic are now answered by a live person, no more leaving messages and hoping someone will call back.

“We never get a runaround any more,” Jim Robinson said. “We always seem to talk to somebody.

They’re always there.”

— Reporter: 541-617-7814, mhawryluk@bendbulletin.com

Recent events, however, are worrying the global health community.

The U.S. government’s spending on global health has been flat at $8.9 billion a year for two fiscal years. Spending by U.N. agencies decreased 1 percent in 2011. In November, the Geneva-based Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, which supports treatment of 3.3 million AIDS patients, said it would not make any new grants for two years.

Richard Feachem, the first director of the Global Fund and who now heads the Global Health Group at the University of California at San Francisco, called the advances of the past decade “fragile and quickly reversible.”

He said he thinks “we are now in jeopardy of going backwards.”

— David Brown, The Washington Post

HEALTH CARE REFORM

Launch of insurance exchanges is in doubt

By Julie Appleby Kaiser Health News

With many states unwilling or unable to get insurance exchanges operational by the health care law’s deadline of Jan. 1, 2014, pressure is growing on the federal government to do the job for them.

But health care experts are starting to ask whether the fallback federal exchange called for in the 2010 law will be operational by the deadline in states that will not have their exchanges ready.

“It will be an enormous uphill battle to get this thing launched on time,” said Robert Laszewski, a consultant and former insurance executive who is watching the effort closely.

The federal exchange — like the state models — would be a one-stop website where individuals and small businesses could compare insurance policy offerings on price, coverage and quality.

The exchanges also will assist applicants in determining whether they are eligible for Medicaid or for federal subsidies or tax credits to help offset premiums. Thus, the exchanges will need to incorporate state and federal data on income, employment and residency. Enrollment through the state and federal exchanges is scheduled to begin in the fall of 2013.

It’s hard to know how far along the federal government is because the Obama administration has “been very reluctant to provide any updates on progress,” said Dan Schuyler, a director at the consulting firm Leavitt Partners in Salt Lake City, which is advising states on the exchanges.

The Department of Health and Human Services did not respond to requests for comment.

Those designing a federal exchange face enormous technical, political and financial challenges.

Technically, data from a host of federal agencies need to be collected into one system, which then must be linked with computer systems in 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Matt Salo, executive director of the National Association of State Medicaid Directors, said computer systems in some states are old and may need substantial upgrading. There is some doubt, he said, about whether there is enough “physical capacity in the IT systems world” to get it all done in time.

Political threats also abound.

No one knows whether the Supreme Court will invalidate part or all of the law next year; it is not clear how much funding will be available to launch and operate the federal exchange; and the outcome of the presidential and congressional elections could delay or derail the entire process.

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M New heart valve procedure saves seniors’ lives

CELEBRITY MEDICINE

By Fred Tasker McClatchy-Tribune News Service

MIAMI — As recently as 2005, U.S. Air Force retiree Merle Hargis, then 78, would routinely ride his motorcycle to the airport so he could fly one of the ultralight airplanes he had built. More recently, though, he’s been too tired, too weak. The problem: agerelated aortic stenosis, a condition in which calcium made his aortic heart valve too stiff to properly pump blood.

He needed a new valve.

“But he was too fragile for open-heart surgery,” the usual way of getting a valve, says Dr. William O’Neill, a top cardiologist at the University of Miami Medical School. So on Nov. 22, Hargis got the needed valve without the ribcracking open-heart surgery.

Instead, he got it through a small incision in his left chest, guided the four or five inches to his heart by a tubelike catheter.

He was one of the first two patients to get the procedure

since it was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Nov. 2.

Hargis’ new valve is called the SAPIEN transcatheter aortic heart valve, by Edwards Lifesciences Corp., of Irvine, Calif. It’s designed specifically for patients who are elderly and too weak for open-heart surgery.

The device has been in testing since 2002, and the University of Miami Med School did more than 100 experimental procedures

with it during years of clinical testing leading up to FDA approval.

For several years, doctors have been doing mitral valve repair via catheter, but this is the first time a heart valve has been replaced that way. It can be done through the chest, as with Hargis, or through a small slit in the groin, with the new valve pushed by catheter up the femoral artery to the heart.

Also earlier this month, Josefina Perez of Miami, who

is 85, received a new aortic valve in a similar operation through her left chest, also avoiding open-heart surgery.

She has had some breathing difficulties since, but is expected to go home in a few days, O’Neill said.

The valve is only for those 70 and older.

“Younger patients tend to have a different valve disease; it’s likely this valve wouldn’t work for them. Other valves are being studied for them,” O’Neill said.

evidence has been published showing that boys who are circumcised are less likely to contract certain sexually transmitted infections, including HIV and the human papilloma virus, more commonly known as HPV. Cancer of the penis, a rare type of cancer, is also more prevalent in uncircumcised males, and Diekema said that may be because HPV infection can cause the cancer.

Circumcised boys, pediatricians said, are also less likely to experience urinary tract infections in the first year of life.

They also have no risk of problems with the foreskin of the penis that can lead to the need for circumcision when they are older, a much more involved procedure.

On the other hand, circumcision carries risks. Infections and bleeding are the most common, though pediatricians said severe bleeding is rare.

Complications occur in less than 1 percent of all procedures, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Dr. John Chunn, who has been a pediatrician in Bend for more than 30 years, said he used to tell parents he was on the fence but now “I lean more toward getting it done.”

He said he’s had to do circumcisions of older boys, when it is much more traumatic, and doesn’t see much

risk in doing it on babies.

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Barack Obama in 2008, left, and 2011.

All stress aside, presidents tend to live longer There’s no doubt that serving as president of the United States is a stressful job. Some researchers have suggested that the stress leads to premature aging by as much as double the normal aging rate during the years a president is in office.

But a recent analysis

by Jay Olshansky at the University of Illinois, Chicago suggests quite the opposite. He found that the life span of the 34 deceased presidents who died of natural causes was 73.3 years. That exceeds the expected rate of 68.1 years, based on average life expectancy minus the time in office to reflect the concept of premature aging. Of those 34 presidents, 23 lived longer than expected, with a mean age of death of 78 years. Olshansky said presidents most likely live longer because most are college educated, wealthy and have access to the best medical care of their era.

— Markian Hawryluk, The Bulletin

NEW RESEARCH MRIs not needed before injections for back pain A new study from Johns Hopkins shows that there is little benefit to imaging patients’ backs before treating their pain with an epidural steroid injection.

MRIs are routine before the injections, the most common procedure performed at the nation’s pain clinics, but they do little more than add time and money to treatment, the study suggested.

“If we’re trying to cut back on unnecessary medical costs, we should stop routinely doing MRIs on almost everyone who comes to us needing (such injections),” said study leader Dr. Steven Cohen, an associate professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine at the Hopkins School of Medicine.

The study, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, found MRIs do not generally avert procedures, lower risks or improve outcomes — the injections are a short-term fix and don’t work on everyone. And an MRI costs roughly $1,500.

Cohen studied patients being treated for sciatica at pain clinics across the country.

One group had images to help inform the treatment, and the other group was treated based on a physical exam and a description of the pain. The treatment barely varied between the groups.

— Meredith Cohn, The Baltimore Sun

Circumcision Continued from F1 Area physicians said they often get questions from new parents.

“It comes up a lot in the hospital,” said Dr. Kate Broadman, a pediatrician at Bend Memorial Clinic. Often, she said, parents “want to think there is a right answer, but there is no right answer. It’s a personal choice for them as a family.”

Elective circumcisions are usually done in the first couple of weeks of life and are often done as a religious practice in both Jewish and Muslim faiths.

In Bend, the two largest pediatric practices, BMC and Central Oregon Pediatric Associates, typically do it as an outpatient procedure because it costs less.

At COPA, the charge is about $300. Many private insurers pay for the procedure, though the Oregon Health Plan, the state’s Medicaid plan, does not.

The position of the Oregon Health Authority, which oversees the Oregon Health Plan, is “there is no medical reason for doing it,” in most cases, said Tressa Perlichek, a manager for policy and planning for the program. “It’s more of a cosmetic” procedure, she said.

Circumcision of baby boys Percentage of boys circumcised, both nationwide and in the Western U.S. 80%

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New studies show benefits Physicians said there are some medical benefits to circumcision, but also some risks to the procedure. The current position of the American Academy of Pediatrics, which reviews the evidence for or against circumcision, is that those risks and benefits balance evenly.

But the academy has not reviewed its position in more than five years and is set to come out with a new policy next year. The neutral tone of the current recommendation

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is likely to change, said Dr. Doug Diekema, a professor of pediatrics at the University of Washington who is on the task force charged with updating the academy’s position.

New research, he said, “shifts a little bit in saying there is a medical benefit to this procedure.”

But, he said, it still isn’t absolute. “The benefit is pretty small. … It doesn’t reach the level of where you have to do (a circumcision) to your baby boy.”

Since the last recommendations were issued, he said,

Fewer babies snipped Chunn said he’s seen shifts in how many parents are opting for the procedure. “It waxes and wanes with generations.”

Health surveys show that the current generation of new parents, particularly in the Western states, appears less likely to have their infant circumcised than their parents. In 1979, 64 percent of babies born in Western states were circumcised; now just 41 percent are. Nationwide, the rate has dropped from 65 to 56 percent.

Fewer state insurance plans, such as the Oregon Health Plan, pay for the procedure than they used to, though the majority still cover it. In addition, studies have shown that Hispanics are much less likely to be circumcised than white or black babies.

Regardless of the reason, the declining number of boys who are circumcised means that one of the oldest and most common reasons for the procedure are less relevant.

Parents, particularly fathers, said Broadman at BMC, worry that their sons will not look like everyone else in the middle school locker room. “With it being less common,” said Broadman, uncircumcised boys, “don’t have to worry about being the odd man out.”

— Reporter: 541-383-0375, bcliff@bendbulletin.com

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2011 • THE BULLETIN

It’s time for holiday blues

GERM PARANOIA

• Depression doesn’t go away when the ball drops on New Year’s Eve

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After a strep infection, 11-year-old Brody Kennedy, with his mother Tracy, developed a fear of germs and began signs of obsessive-compulsive disorder with constant washing of hands and showering as well as a fear of going places like school where he could encounter germs.

Childhood disorder bolsters new research • Triggered by infection, puzzling mental illness in kids is not without controversy may be linked to improper immune response, including casLOS ANGELES — Brody es of autism, schizophrenia and Kennedy was a typical sixth- anorexia. grader who loved to hang out “The whole area of mental with friends in Castaic, Calif., illness caused by infections is and play video games. A strep- being looked at more closely throat infection in October because of PANDAS,” says Dr. caused him to miss a couple Michael A. Jenike, a professor of days of school, but he was of psychiatry at Harvard Medieager to rejoin his classmates, cal School and chairman of the recalls his mother, Tracy.

International OCD FoundaThen, a week after Brody be- tion’s scientific advisory board. came ill, he awoke one morning “If you can prevent lifelong sufto find his world was no longer fering by using antibiotics or safe. Paranoid about germs some acute intervention, that and obsessed with cleanliness, would be huge.” he refused to touch things and PANDAS is generally poorly showered several times a day. understood in the medical field, His fear prevented him from at- says Dr. Margo Thienemann, a tending school, and he insisted Palo Alto, Calif., child psychiaon wearing nothing but a sheet trist who has treated several or demanding cases. There is that his mother no test to help microwave his “He washed doctors diagnose clothes or heat his hands over it, although the them in the dryer National Institute and over and before dressing. of Mental Health So began a hor- was using handsays that PANrific battle with sanitizer nonstop. DAS can be idena sudden-onset tified after two or mental illness that He had never three episodes of was diagnosed as been like this OCD or tics that pediatric autoim- before. Ever. He occur in conjuncmune neuropsytion with strep inchiatric disorder just woke up with fection — a vague associated with it.” guideline that streptococcus, or results in much — Tracy Kennedy confusion.

PANDAS. The puzzling name Thienemann describes chilsays patients dren who have obsessive-com- tend to fall between the cracks pulsive disorder that occurs of psychiatry and immunolsuddenly — and often dramati- ogy. But early diagnosis is cally — within days or weeks of important. a simple infection, such as strep Support and skepticism throat.

No one knows what portion “He washed his hands over and over and was us- of obsessive-compulsive disoring hand-sanitizer nonstop,” der cases may be tied to PANsays Tracy Kennedy, who has DAS — or even how prevalent home-schooled her 11-year-old the condition may be, Jenike son since early November. “He says. “I used to think it was had never been like this before. exceedingly rare,” he says.

“Now I think it’s exceedingly Ever. He just woke up with it.”

The bizarre illness, first rec- common.”

Recentresearchhasstrengthognized in the mid-1990s, has been cloaked in controversy. ened support for PANDAS. For Now, however, studies are re- instance, one 2009 study deminforcing the belief that some onstrated that in mice prone psychiatric illnesses can be to autoimmune disorders (in triggered by ordinary infec- which the immune system attions and the body’s immune tacks healthy cells), exposure to response. The theory remains strep led to OCD-like behavior.

A 2010 Yale study found that unproved, but the research raises the possibility that some tic symptoms worsened somecases of mental illness might be what in children with OCD folcured by treating the immune lowing a strep infection. That suggests some children are system dysfunction.

“Some people get sick with vulnerable to flare-ups of OCD whatever infection, and they symptoms when stressed by recover and they’re fine,” says infections.

Another paper, published onM. Karen Newell Rogers, an immunologist at Texas A&M line in August, found that, comUniversity School of Medicine pared with children with typiin Temple, Texas, who studies cal OCD, children diagnosed such illnesses. “Other people with PANDAS were more likely get sick and recover, but they to have biological evidence of a recent strep infection, a sudden are not the same.” onset of psychiatric symptoms The trigger and an easing of those sympPANDAS is thought to be toms while taking antibiotics. caused by antibodies generBut almost every child is inated as a result of an infection, fected with strep at some point, usually strep. Normally, the an- and most don’t develop OCD tibodies fight the infection and symptoms. Some researchers promote healing. But in PAN- say that children who develop DAS, the antibody response is PANDAS may have a genetic thought to go awry, attacking vulnerability. For instance, brain cells and resulting in kids with PANDAS are more OCD symptoms. likely than healthy children to A greater understanding have a family history of rheuof the link between strep and matic fever, which suggests an OCD has opened the door to inherited vulnerability to strep the study of other psychiatric infections that go awry, says or neurological illnesses that Dr. Mady Hornig, who studies

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brain and immune-system interactions at Columbia University in New York.

The link between strep and OCD is hard to make “because it’s hit and run,” Hornig says.

Children with PANDAS symptoms typically have recovered from their strep infection by the time they see a psychiatrist or neurologist, she says. An antistreptococcal antibody test can show whether the child has had a strep infection within the last few months. But some children without OCD symptoms also have high antibodies to strep, and some children with PANDAS have no evidence of strep infection.

There are also case reports in the medical literature that infections besides strep, such as mononucleosis and a type of pneumonia caused by a germ called a mycoplasma, may give rise to PANDAS, Jenike says.

All of this uncertainty makes many doctors skeptical.

One of them is Dr. Harvey Singer, director of pediatric neurology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital Children’s Center in Baltimore, who has studied the illness. Children diagnosed with PANDAS actually may have obsessive-compulsive disorder that flares up when they are stressed by an event or illness, he says.

And some researchers have tried and failed to find a link between infection and OCD. A study published this year in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry compared children with PANDAS to others with OCD or Tourette’s syndrome and found no link between worsening symptoms and strep infections in either group.

Still, some doctors are using antibiotics to try to rid the body of any lingering strep infection as a way to treat PANDAS or prevent OCD symptoms from returning if the child is exposed to strep again. Authorities at NIMH have criticized this practice because it may contribute to antibiotic resistance.

‘A lot of work ahead’ These approaches may be controversial in the medical community, but many patients are eager to try them. Diana Pohlman, of Palo Alto, credits both with pulling her 11-yearold out of a four-month-long bout of OCD that began within weeks of what seemed like a routine case of strep.

Brody Kennedy, meanwhile, has received therapy to help him cope with stress and overcome his fear of germs. He is taking antidepressant and antipsychotic medications and is “70 percent better,” Tracy Kennedy says. He hopes to return to school soon.

Though many mysteries still surround PANDAS, growing interest in the illness has cleared a path for more research on the connection between infection and mental illness. Several studies have linked respiratory infections in pregnant women to higher rates of schizophrenia and autism in their offspring.

Other researchers have reported cases of anorexia in teens that appear suddenly after a strep infection.

“This is not some way-out idea,” Hornig says. “But I think we have a lot of work ahead of us.”

Are those kitschy sayings really true?

By Barbara Mahany

By Sheba R. Wheeler

This time of the year, you’d better be jolly … or else.

It seems like the unceasing celebrations began with the first bite of Thanksgiving turkey and won’t stop until the kiss on New Year’s Eve. So why do so many people dread the winter season, muddle through the holidays, or feel isolated, sad or stressed when everybody else seems happy? And how do you know if what you are feeling is just the holiday blues or something more serious, such as clinical depression?

The key indicators are the duration and severity of the symptoms and whether they interfere with daily function, says Dr. Eugene DuBoff, assistant medical director at Radiant Research in Denver, which is conducting clinical trials on new antidepressants The seasonal blues come and go but aren’t persistent and will clear up shortly after the holidays go away. A person won’t be magically happy, but will return to how he or she was feeling a few months prior, DuBoff says.

But clinical depression simultaneously affects the mind and body. Symptoms include loss of interest, feelings of guilt and inadequacy, a significant loss of energy, sleeping too much or too little, or eating too much or too little.

A depressed person has trouble concentrating.

And symptoms will last for weeks on end, seriously hinder personal relationships and make it difficult to function at work or school, DuBoff says. He is recruiting patients for a clinical trial to evaluate amitifadine, a new medication for major depression that acts on three chemicals in the brain without the weight gain and decrease in sexual function often associated with other treatments.

“It’s important for people to know that many, many people feel a sense of sadness, loss and some depression during the holidays,” says DuBoff. “But the differences between the holiday blues and clinical depression are vast and based on duration, severity and interference with daily functioning. Imagine the difference between pancake batter versus molasses. Depression is all-consuming, and it drags you down.”

On top of the normal seasonal stresses on finances and time, the poor economy and job losses continue to plague many who are struggling to make their mortgages, utilities and car payments.

“People come into my office to talk about health issues when they are in fact suffering from anxiety and depression,” says Dr. Linda Petter, a family-practice physician in Tacoma, Wash.

Some report feeling “blue,” “down in the dumps” or “out of sorts” because they are overwhelmed from gift buying and socializing.

They dodge party invitations. Some are grieving loved ones lost, from romantic partners to parents or siblings who have died.

As Virginia Basye Carr’s children grew older and moved away from home, she said she realized holiday celebrations would never be the same. Getting divorced, exchanging her family home for a one-bedroom apartment and replacing a 6-foot Christmas tree cluttered with gifts with a 3-foot mini brought on holiday blues.

Now a Christian counselor, Carr wrote “Change the Way You Think,” released in November by Ambassador International. The Bible-based book offers readers tips on controlling

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How to handle the holidays No matter if someone is coping with a seasonal mood disturbance or clinical depression, both are treatable, and people can get better and recover, says Dr. Linda Petter, the family doctor who also hosts a radio show.

Jaime Vinck, clinical director at Journey Healing Centers, drug and alcohol rehab programs in Arizona and Utah, suggests: • Avoid alcohol, which will exacerbate any situational depression during consumption and the day after intake.

• Watch food intake. Sugar binges can create feelings of lethargy and crashes that mimic depression.

• Stay in the moment. Avoid thinking about the past or worrying about the future.

True peace is found in the here and now.

• Pay attention to your feelings of sadness, and use them to make changes in the new year.

Marcia Sirota, a boardcertified psychiatrist and Huffington Post blogger offers these: Face reality. Don’t pretend you have the most happy, close and loving family if you don’t. Come to terms with the actual family that you belong to and then deal with the reality. There are no hard and fast rules. If you don’t want to spend the holidays at home with the family, feel free to spend it on your own or to go away for a week or two either by yourself or with a friend or your spouse or kids.

You don’t have to spend money to have a good holiday season. Find other ways to enjoy the holiday spirit without getting into financial difficulties.

their moods by being mindful of their thoughts.

Carr’s blues progressed into depression when she lost a job she loved. She felt hopeless and helpless. She lost interest in things that used to soothe and no friends could console her. Thoughts of suicide “were my constant companion,” Carr says.

“Any time someone is contemplating harming themselves, that’s not the blues anymore,” says Joan Hummel, a bereavement counselor for Porter and St. Anthony Hospice in Denver. “That kicks them into clinical depression, and they need to seek help immediately.”

Maybe you had a granny whose raspy voice you still hear rattling around your head every time you feel a cold coming on. “Feed a cold, starve a fever.” Or, wait, is it the other way around?

Maybe every time you stick a hand in the fridge, foraging for something yummy, you hear that ringing won’t-go-away rhyme, the one about the apple-aday and the doctor.

So here’s the burning question: What’s with all those aphorisms anyway?

Is there any truth to the bits of medical folk wisdom we all know by heart, if not by practice? We dialed up a wise and jolly family physician, Dr. Jeffrey Cain, who happens to be president-elect of the American Academy of Family Physicians and chief of family medicine at Children’s Hospital Colorado.

We’ll take it one by one: “ Feed a cold, starve a fever.” The skinny: This one has medieval roots, the good doctor tells us, first appearing in print in a 1574 dictionary. “When people have a fever, they don’t want to eat,” says Cain. “There’s no science behind it, but there’s no harm behind it either. The most important thing, though, is to give your body a rest; let it heal.”

“Sweat it out.” The skinny: “Sometimes when someone has a fever they think that if they pile on the pajamas, and get under lots of blankets, they will sweat out the virus. There’s no science to it.

When you break a fever, you will sweat, and as your fever goes down, you’ll get chills.

But you can’t sweat out a virus,” says Cain, who has practiced family medicine for 26 years. “Another interpretation is that it means to be sure to exercise when you have a cold or fever. What we know from research is that regular exercisers have fewer colds. It gives our body a boost. But once you’re sick, there’s no data that exercise will help you. In fact, it might hurt you. …”

“Walking is the best exercise.” The skinny: This goes back to that ol’ healer, Hippocrates, who would have flunked the Athenian P.C. Exam since he claimed it was “man’s best exercise.”

Says the modern-day Cain: “When people ask, what’s the best exercise, the answer is, ‘The one you’ll do.’ Walking is great, it’s easy and you don’t need any equipment.”

“An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” The skinny: “We know Americans don’t get enough fruits or vegetables,” says Cain, “so I’m all for an apple a day. If you want to take it up a notch, try, ‘Be sure your plate is filled with lots of colors, flavors and textures.’

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Continued from F1 A humming, shushing noise began, and the nylon shell of the boot legs crinkled quietly as the deflated sleeves filled up with air and tightened around Mendoza’s feet, lower legs and thighs. The pressure then released completely and started over. This process goes on for an hour, during which time the athlete can work on a laptop, read or nap.

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EXERCISE TIPS Be prepared for winter weather Cold weather is no excuse to stay inside. A multilayer clothing system can keep you comfortable during outdoor winter workouts.

Here’s a reminder about the crucial points to remember when dressing to head out into the elements: Inner layer: The fabric next to your skin should be lightweight, fitting and a perspiration-wicking material.

There are many kinds of synthetic, polyester and micro-blend fibers.

Wool is also good for wicking. Most importantly, avoid cotton, which stays wet and clings to your skin.

Middle layer: The insulation layer should be thicker than the inner layer and fit loosely enough over it to trap warm air generated by the exercise. Microfleece fabrics work well for wicking, too, but are more important for what they provide in warmth.

Outer layer: Wear a protective shell, made of nylon or a waterproof material, that shields you from wind, rain and snow. Hoods are nice in particularly nasty weather.

Also: A hat and gloves keep a lot of body heat from escaping, which will keep you warmer all over and let you leave some heavier layers behind. Socks should be made of a wicking fabric to keep feet warm and dry, such as SmartWool, a brand of itch-free, merino wool. Cotton socks will hold sweat and cause blisters and possible numbness.

— Anne Aurand, The Bulletin

Runners need strong arms too A strong lower body is essential for persevering through a tough run, right?

Actually, according to physical therapist and long-distance runner Nikki Kimball, “the best distance athletes don’t just have impressive quads and glutes. They have muscular arms and shoulders that help them maintain speed throughout their races.”

A strong arm swing helps to counterbalance the lower body and to propel the body forward while contributing to overall good form. Kimball suggests performing upper-body strengthening exercises twice a week, including dips with the arms behind the body on a chair. You can also use a resistance band to work the arms, back and shoulders.

Then there is always the good, old-fashioned push-up: Doing two sets of 12 to 15 can do wonders, according to Kimball.

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With endurance athletes, metabolic waste such as lactic acid builds up in the muscles during a workout. The recovery boots’ “sequential intermittent pneumatic compression” clears out that waste faster than one’s body would naturally, DeJohn said. The active compression action increases blood flow in the veins to the heart, so fresh blood can move in and feed the legs with oxygen and nutrients, aiding and speeding recovery. It reduces swelling, DeJohn said.

It also feels good.

One day after running a marathon this fall, Mendoza went to DeJohn’s for a session.

After a hard run like that, Mendoza said his muscles feel too tender and broken down for massage, but the recovery boots are gentler. Walking into the office that day his legs felt heavy, tired and dead, Mendoza said. After the treatment, they felt lighter, more mobile.

“It flushed out the junk,” he said. “This flushing helps me get back to running.”

And that level of training is what athletes need to compete.

Mendoza hopes to run a marathon in the 2012 Olympics in London.

Local running phenom Max King — who is also eyeing the Olympic trials — said the first time he tried the compression boots was immediately after the Flagline 50K in September.

Then he hopped on a plane to Utah that night and ran a half marathon the next day “and it felt like I hadn’t raced the day before,” he said.

“They are quite amazing,” he said.

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Active Release Therapist Mark DeJohn, left, adjusts the pressure of the inflatable compression boots that Mario Mendoza wears for about an hour at a therapy session at Active Therapeutics in November. Mendoza uses the boots to help his legs recover faster between training runs.

Mendoza is aiming for the 2012 Olympic Trials in Houston in January and hoping to run a marathon at the Olympics in London.

“You can only train as good as you can recover.

As we get older that’s the component that takes longer. Everyone likes to train hard, but the problem is recovering enough to keep doing it. Can you help your body recover faster?”

— Bart Bowen, of Rebound Sports Performance, Powered By Bowen

A handful of small studies have shown that this type of compression therapy can improve recovery after highintensity exercise, reducing soreness and allowing athletes to increase their training schedule with reduced risk of injury.

“You can only train as good as you can recover. As we get older that’s the component that takes longer,” said Bart Bowen, owner of Rebound Sports Performance, Powered By Bowen, which also offers compression boot therapy. “Everyone likes to train hard, but the problem is recovering enough to keep doing it. Can you help your body recover faster?”

Bowen, a coach, said the boots are most effective if used for about an hour, but

30 minutes is helpful. He said they’re best if used soon after a workout, and he said it’s beneficial to recline, so the blood from the legs has an easier time reaching the heart.

Besides, he said, just the act of sitting down for this therapy offers an opportunity to rest, he said, “which many athletes don’t get enough of. Most of us skip the opportunity to rest.

We go out and train and then rush off to work or the kids.”

That’s a point that physical therapist Andy Fecteau, the founder of Rebound Physical Therapy in Bend, wants to bring up. The body needs rest and is equipped with natural recovery systems that will repair tissues and reduce swelling. It usually takes about 48 hours. “Your body knows how

to recover,” he said.

After a major effort, such as a marathon, “you have traumatized your body and your tissue needs to repair,” he said.

“You’re not supposed to walk so well, and you’re supposed to move slowly for a while. Your tissue doesn’t want to handle a lot of forces.”

Bottom line, he said, is that the recovery boots are not really necessary for young, healthy people. They’re not harmful, nor is it a scam, he said, but they are just the latest thing that athletes are experimenting with.

Recovery boots are marketed to all kinds of endurance athletes: skiers, runners, cyclists and triathletes. DeJohn said the compression boots are pleasant for any level of athlete with tired legs, or for people who stand on their feet all day at work, or even just for improving circulation after a long flight.

Bend resident Michelle Bazemore, 44, who works in freelance writing and marketing, is an amateur cyclist who is into cyclocross racing. In late

October she raced on a Saturday and then tried the recovery boots at Bowen’s sports lab that afternoon. The next day, in the masters women’s race, she had her best ever performance in that particular kind of race.

After the first race on Saturday, she said her legs were starting to feel heavy. “Heaviness builds after a race or effort like that,” she said. “You know after a few hours it’s going to be hard to take the stairs in your house. I could feel that coming on, but it never materialized. I wasn’t as sore as I normally would have been after that first race.”

Costs DeJohn charges $30 an hour for a session and said insurance doesn’t cover it for this sports performance purpose.

Bowen charges $15 for a halfhour or $25 for an hour, which he noted is less than a massage. But he said they don’t entirely replace massages in one’s body work, either.

An athlete can buy a personal set — for around $1,200 — with a prescription. A doctor must determine that the buyer has no health risks that could be problematic with the compression therapy. When they’re used for medical purposes, a medical professional is continually supervising the patient’s vitals.

The recovery boot manufacturer’s website (http:// recoverypump.com) says the boots are not recommended for anyone with any of the following conditions: known or suspected deep venous thrombosis; inflammatory phlebitis (vein inflammation associated with blood clots); pulmonary embolism (blockage of a lung artery); pulmonary edema or congestive heart failure; arteriosclerosis or other ischemic vascular disease.

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BEND’S HOMELESS NEED OUR HELP The cold weather is upon us and sadly there are still over 2,000 folks in our community without permanent shelter, living in cars, makeshift camps, getting by as best they can.

The following items are badly needed to help them get through the winter:

1992 Case 580K 4WD, 5500 hrs, cab heat, extend-a-hoe, 2nd owner, clean & tight, tires 60% tread. $24,900 or best offer.

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Controller/Human Resources/ Office Manager

We are looking for independent contractors to service home delivery routes in: • Nikon D100 6MP Digital SLR • Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8D ED AF Lens • Nikon 14mm f/2.8 ED AF Ultra Wide Angle Lens • Nikon 17-35mm f/2.8D-IF AF-S Zoom Lens • Nikon 60mm f/2.8G ED AF-S Micro Lens • Nikon TC-14E II (1.4x) Teleconverter AF-S Boxed with original cases. Includes charger and extra battery plus instructional manuals.

Price reduced to $3200 for quick sale!

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Houses for Rent SW Bend 3 Bdrm, 2 bath, 1300 sq. ft, all new carpet/paint. .92 acre lot, dbl. garage w/opener, $995, 480-3393, 610-7803

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1 acre, no pets/smok• Pet friendly ing, $500mo, $400 dep, • W/S/G paid THE BLUFFS APTS. background screening, 541-408-0758 340 Rimrock Way, Redmond Close to 658 schools, shopping, Houses for Rent and parks!

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Northwest Bend Homes 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath, 1304 sq ft, with 3-car A West Side “FIXER UPPER” super locagarage. Very close to tion, 796 sq.ft., single schls; yard maint incl. garage, $159,900, $850/mo, $1000 dep.

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New & Used: Private GENERATE SOME exOwned, Bank owned, citement in your neighomes start at $9999, borhood. Plan a gaWe can finance, deliver & rage sale and don't Winnebago Access 31J set up. Call J & M forget to advertise in 2008, Class C, Near Homes, 541-548-5511 classified! 385-5809. www.jandmhomes.com Low Retail Price! One owner, non- smoker, garaged, 7,400 miles, auto leveling jacks, (2) slides, upgraded Boats & RV’s Used out-drive queen bed,bunk beds, parts - Mercury microwave, 3-burner OMC rebuilt marange/oven, (3) TVs, rine motors: 151 and sleeps 10! Lots of $1595; 3.0 $1895; storage, maintained, 4.3 (1993), $1995. and very clean! Only 541-389-0435 $76,995!

Extended warranty available!

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875 Snowmobiles Watercraft Snowmobiles (4), with 4 place trailer, $3950, Ads published in "Wa541-447-1522. tercraft" include: Kayaks, rafts and motor860 ized personal watercrafts.

For Winnebago Sightseer Motorcycles & Accessories 2008 30B Class A, "boats" please see Top-of-the-line RV loClass 870. cated at our home in 541-385-5809 southeast Bend. $79,500 OBO. Cell # HARLEY CUSTOM 805-368-1575.

2007 Dyna Super Glide FXDI loaded, 880 881 all options, bags, Motorhomes Travel Trailers exhaust, wheels, 2 helmets, low mi., Kit Sportsman 26ft. beautiful, Must sell, A-Class Hurricane by 1997, camp trailer, $9995.

Four Winds 32’, solar panel, catalytic 541-408-7908 2007, 12K mi, cherry heater, furnace, sleep wood, leather,queen, 6-7, self contained, sleeps 6, 2 slides, 2 good cond., a must TVs, 2 roof airs, jacks, see. $4500. camera, new cond., 541-388-6846.

Harley Davidson non-smoker, new Ultra Classic 2008 lower price, $54,900 Komfort 27’ 2006, Like Too many upOBO. 541-548-5216. new,used 4x,fiberglass, grades to list, im14’ slide-out,2 TV’s,CD/ maculate cond., DVD surround sound. clean, 15K miles.

21” awning, couch w/ $14,900 queen hideabed, AC, 541-693-3975 heavy duty hitch, night/ daylight shades, pwr front jack, & more! $19,000 541-382-6731 Beaver Patriot 2000, Walnut cabinets, solar, Bose, Corian, tile, SPRINGDALE 2005 4 door fridge., 1 slide, 27’, has eating area W/D. $85,000 slide, A/C and heat, 541-215-5355 new tires, all conPrice Reduced - 2010 tents included, bedCustom Harley DNA Pro-street swing Look at: Bendhomes.com ding towels, cooking arm frame, Ultima for Complete Listings of and eating utensils.

107, Ultima 6-spd Area Real Estate for Sale Great for vacation, over $23,000 in parts fishing, hunting or alone; 100s of man living! $15,500 hours into custom fab541-408-3811 rication. Priced for quick sale, now, $15,000 OBO 541-408-3317

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Alpha “See Ya” 30’ 1996, 2 slides, A/C, heat pump, exc. cond. for Snowbirds, solid oak cabs day & night shades, Corian, tile, hardwood. $12,750.

541-923-3417.

Carri-Lite Luxury 2009

by Carriage, 4 slideouts, inverter, satellite sys, frplc, 2 flat scrn TVs. $60,000.

541-480-3923

COACHMAN 1997 Catalina 5th wheel 23’, slide, new tires, extra clean, below book. $6,500.

541-548-1422.

Companion 26’ 1992, Done RV’ing, nonsmoker, exc. cond, some extras incl., $4500, 503-951-0447, Redmond

2010 Cougar 276RLS, lrg slide, loaded with amenities, like new, $24,995. 541-593-6303

Fleetwood Wilderness 36’ 2005 4 slides, rear bdrm, fireplace, AC, W/D hkup beautiful unit! $30,500.

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PUBLISHER'S NOTICE All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise "any preference, limitation Beaver Santiam 2002, 750 or discrimination 40’, 2 slides, 48K, Redmond Homes based on race, color, Komfort 24’ 1999, 6’ immaculate, 330 religion, sex, handislide, fully loaded,never Cummins diesel, Springdale 29’ 2007, Honda VT700 $469,000 3 bdrm/3 bath slide,Bunkhouse style, cap, familial status, used since buying, $63,500 OBO, must Shadow 1984, 23K, Now Available, hard sleeps 7-8, excellent marital status or na$9700, 541-923-0854. sell.541-504-0874 many new parts, to find one level Vista condition, $16,900, tional origin, or an inbattery charger, Gulfstream Scenic Montana 30’ 2006, 2 Rim home. Upgraded 541-390-2504 tention to make any good condition, slides, exc. cond., Blue Cruiser 36 ft. 1999, with the lodge-style such preference, $3000 OBO. book $24,000, asking Cummins 330 hp. diefeel. Stunning winlimitation or discrimi541-382-1891 $23,000, 503-406-2334 sel, 42K, 1 owner, 13 dows opening up to nation." Familial stain. kitchen slide out, expansive covered tus includes children new tires,under cover, deck. Features, dis- KAWASAKI 750 2005 under the age of 18 like new, 2400 miles, hwy. miles only,4 door tressed maple floors, living with parents or stored 5 years. New Montana 34’ 2003, 2 fridge/freezer icetravertine counters & legal custodians, Charming, spacious 3 battery, sports shield, slides, exc. cond. maker, W/D combo, Sprinter 272RLS, 2009 more. Home-ID872 pregnant women, and bdrm, 2 bath all appls shaft drive, $3400 throughout, arctic 29’, weatherized, like Interbath tub & people securing cusincl W/D, small acre- Eagle Crest Properties firm. 541-447-6552. winter pkg., new new, furnished & shower, 50 amp. protody of children under age. Must see inside! www.eagle-crest.com 10-ply tires, W/D ready to go, incl Winepane gen & more!

866-722-3370 18. This newspaper $950. 541-548-1409 865 ready, $25,000, gard Satellite dish, $55,000. will not knowingly acLARGE LOT. Central $28,800. 541-420-9964 541-948-5793 541-948-2310 ATVs 659 cept any advertising location in Terrebfor real estate which is Houses for Rent onne close to school in violation of the law. and grocery. Large lot Sunriver Our readers are regon with recently updated YOUR AD WILL RECEIVE CLOSE TO 2,000,000 hereby informed that home and storage sified las all dwellings adver- In River Meadows a 3 EXPOSURES FOR ONLY $250! outbuildings.

Great bdrm, 1.5 bath, 1376 tised in this newspaing rtis opp. for first time dve Oregon Classified Advertising Network is a service of the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association. sq. ft., woodstove, per are available on buyer or someone Polaris 330 Trail brand new carpet/oak Bosses (2), used etwork an equal opportunity Week of December 19, 2011 looking for extra room floors, W/S pd, $795. very little, like new, basis. To complain of for toys.

Not a short 541-480-3393 $1800 ea.

OBO, discrimination call sale or bank-owned, or 541-610-7803 541-420-1598 HUD toll-free at traditional sale!

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Help Wanted Polaris Phoenix, Office/Warehouse lo2005, 2+4 200cc, Looking for your next cated in SE Bend.

Up 650 DRIVERS/COMPANY-Lease - Work for us or let us work for you! like new, low hours, employee? to 30,000 sq.ft., comruns great, $1700 or Houses for Rent Unbeatable career opportunities. Trainee, company driver, lease petitive rate, Place a Bulletin help best offer. wanted ad today and NE Bend 541-382-3678. operator, earn up to $51k. Lease Trainers earn up to $80k. 877-369Call 541-388-3833 reach over 60,000 readers each week.

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Manufactured Homes 2000, 600cc 4-stroke, Bulletin Classifieds Place a Bulletin help push button 4x4 UlGet Results! wanted ad today and 693 HAVE MANY foreclosed and repossessed homes available. New lists tramatic, 945 mi, Call 385-5809 or reach over 60,000 Ofice/Retail Space $3850. 541-279-5303 place your ad on-line readers each week. available every month. Call J and M Homes, 541-928-1471. for Rent at Your classified ad 870 will also appear on bendbulletin.com Public Auction An Office with bath, bendbulletin.com, Boats & Accessories various sizes and locurrently receiving PUBLIC AUCTION - Total liquidation. Contents of hardware store, 764 cations from $200 per over 1.5 million page 17’ Seaswirl tri-hull, Farms & Ranches Portland, Oregon. Go to www.stevevangordon.com. month, including utiliwalk-thru w/bow rail, views, every month ties. 541-317-8717 good shape, EZ load at no extra cost.

153053 HWY 97, LaP- trailer, new carpet, Education/Schools Bulletin Classifieds Approximately 1800 ine, 298.45 acre new seats w/storage, Get Results! sq. ft., perfect for ofranch surrounded by motor for parts only, ALLIED HEALTH career training. Attend college 100% online. Job Call 541-385-5809 or fice or church. South BLM land $649,000. $1500 obo, or trade place your ad on-line placement assistance. Computer available. Financial aid if qualified. end of Bend.

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Hunter’s Delight! PackPriced to sell...20 half age deal! 1988 Winacre plus lots...Build nebago Super Chief, on some...Sell Mastercraft 38K miles, great Viking Legend 2465ST some...or keep some 19-ft Pro-Star 190 inboard, Model 540 2002, exc. shape; 1988 Bronco II for investment.

1987, 290hp, V8, 822 cond., slide dining, toi4x4 to tow, 130K Amazing opportunity hrs, great cond, lots of let, shower, gen. incl., mostly towed miles, for investment buyer. extras, $10,000 obo. $5500. 541-548-0137 nice rig! $15,000 both.

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541-550-8635 Hunter Properties Itasca Spirit Class C 773 2007, 20K mi., front 20.5’ 2004 Bayliner Acreages entertainment center, Weekend Warrior Toy 205 Run About, 220 Hauler 28’ 2007,Gen, all bells & whistles, HP, V8, open bow, fuel station, exc cond. extremely good exc. cond., very fast *** sleeps 8, black/gray cond., 2 slides, 2 w/very low hours, CHECK YOUR AD interior, used 3X, HDTV’s, $52,000 lots of extras incl.

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OBO, 541-447-5484 tower, Bimini & on the first day it runs 541-389-9188 custom trailer, to make sure it is cor$19,500. rect. Sometimes in541-389-1413 structions over the Looking for your phone are misundernext employee? stood and an error Place a Bulletin help Jayco Greyhawk can occur in your ad. wanted ad today and 2004, 31’ Class C, If this happens to your reach over 60,000 6800 mi., hyd. jacks, ad, please contact us readers each week. new tires, slide out, 20.5’ Seaswirl Spythe first day your ad Your classified ad exc. cond, $54,000, der 1989 H.O. 302, appears and we will will also appear on 541-480-8648 285 hrs., exc. cond., be happy to fix it as bendbulletin.com stored indoors for soon as we can. which currently relife $11,900 OBO. Deadlines are: Weekceives over 1.5 mil541-379-3530 days 11:00 noon for lion page views evnext day, Sat. 11:00 ery month at no Ads published in the a.m. for Sunday and extra cost. Bulletin "Boats" classification Monday.

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Frontage Rd; great 541-420-3250 visibility for aviation bus. 1jetjock@q.com 541-948-2126 T-Hangar for rent at Bend airport.

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Pilgrim 27’, 2007 5th wheel, 1 slide, AC, TV,full awning, excellent shape, $23,900.

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Chevrolet Corvette 1967 Convertible with removable hard top. #'s matching, 4 speed, 327-350 hp, black leather interior. $58,500 541-306-6290

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For Memorial 70 Monte Carlo All original, beautiful, car, completely new suspension and brake system, plus extras. $4000 OBO. 541-593-3072

1978 Dynacruiser 9½’ 1982 INT. Dump with camper, fully selfArborhood, 6k on recontained, no leaks, built 392, truck refurclean, everything bished, has 330 gal. Chevy Chevelle 1967, 283 & Powerglide, very works, must see! Will water tank with pump clean, quality updates, fit 65” tailgate openand hose. Everything $21,000, 541-420-1600 ing. $2500 firm. works, $8,500 OBO. 541-420-6846 541-977-8988 Lance-Legend 990 11’3" 1998, w/ext-cab, MUST SELL exc. cond., generator, GMC 6000 dump solar-cell, large refrig, truck 1990. 7 yard AC, micro., magic fan, bed, low mi., good 1950 CHEVY CLUB bathroom shower, condition, new tires!

COUPE, Cobalt Blue, removable carpet, ONLY $3500 OBO. Great condition, runs custom windows, out541-593-3072 well, lots of spare door shower/awning parts. $9995. Call set-up for winterizing, 541-419-7828 elec. jacks, CD/stereo/4’ stinger. $9500.

Bend, 541.279.0458 GMC Ventura 3500 1986, refrigerated, w/6’x6’x12’ box, has 2 sets tires w/rims., Chevy Corvette Coupe 2006, 8,471 orig 1250 lb. lift gate, miles, 1 owner, alnew engine, $4,500, ways garaged, red, 2 541-389-6588, ask When ONLY the BEST tops, auto/paddle for Bob. will do! shift, LS-2, Corsa ex2003 Lance 1030 Dehaust, too many opluxe Model Camper, tions to list, pristine loaded, phenomenal car, $37,500. Serious condition. $17,500. only, call 2007 Dodge 6.7 541-504-9945 Cummins Diesel 3500 4x4 long bed, 58K mi, Bonanza $34,900. Or buy as Chevy 1978, runs good. unit, $48,500. $5900 OBO. Call 541-331-1160 541-390-1466.

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Chevy Wagon 1957, 4-dr. , complete, $15,000 OBO, trades, please call 541-420-5453.

Chrysler 300 Coupe 1967, 440 engine, auto. trans, ps, air, frame on rebuild, repainted original blue, original blue interior, original hub caps, exc. chrome, asking $9000 or make offer.

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LEGAL NOTICE TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE Loan No: 0999458003 T.S. No.: 10-11066-6 Reference is made to that certain Deed of Trust dated as of July 18, 2007 made by, JOHN A. CARROL AND LESLIE J. CARROL, AS TENANTS BY THE ENTIRETY, as the original grantor, to AMERITITLE, as the original trustee, in favor of WELLS FARGO FINANCIAL OREGON, INC., as the original beneficiary, recorded on July 23, 2007, as Instrument No. 2007-40488 of Official Records in the Office of the Recorder of Deschutes County, Oregon (the "Deed of Trust"). The current beneficiary is: WELLS FARGO FINANCIAL OREGON, INC., (the "Beneficiary").

APN: 121023 Lot Six (6), Block Three (3) of TIMBER RIDGE, Deschutes County, Oregon. EXCEPTING THEREFROM: Beginning at the Southwest corner of said Lot 6; thence South 88º00'00" East, 10.00 feet; thence North 14º42'21" East, 129.07 feet to the Northwest corner of said lot; thence South 18º57'18" West, 131.63 feet to the point of beginning.

ALSO EXCEPTING THEREFROM that portion of said Lot 6, Block 3 which is South 88º00'00" East, 10.00 feet from the Southwest comer of said Lot 6; thence North 14º42'21" East, 64.55 feet; thence South 01º16'00" West, 62.97 feet to the South line of said Lot 6; thence North 88º00'00" West, 15.00 feet to the point of beginning.

TOGETHER WITH those portions of Lots Five (5) and Six (6), Block Three (3), TIMBER RIDGE, Deschutes County, Oregon, described as follows: Beginning at the Northeast corner of said Lot 5; thence North 86º49'13" West, 15.00 feel along the North line of said Lot 5; thence South 01º16'08" West, 63.25 feet; thence North 14º42'21" East, 64,52 feet to the point of beginning.

Commonly known as: 20448 BULLBLOCK ROAD, BEND, OR Both the Beneficiary and the Trustee have elected to sell the said real property to satisfy the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust and notice has been recorded pursuant to Section 86.735(3) of Oregon Revised Statutes: the default(s) for which the foreclosure is made is that the grantor{s): failed to pay payments which became due; together with late charges due; and which defaulted amounts total: $45,047.15 as of November 17, 2011. By this reason of said default the Beneficiary has declared all obligations secured by said deed of trust immediately due and payable, said sums being the following, to wit: The sum of $252,486.09 together with interest thereon at the rate of 4.00000% per annum from May 23, 2009 until paid; plus all accrued late charges thereon; and all Trustee's fees, foreclosure costs and any sums advanced by the Beneficiary pursuant to the terms of said deed of trust. Whereof, notice hereby is given that FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, as the duly appointed Trustee under the Deed of Trust will on April 4, 2012 at the hour of 11:00 AM, Standard of Time, as established by section 187.110, Oregon Revised Statues, at the front entrance of the Courthouse, 1164 N.W. Bond Street, Bend, County of Deschutes, State of Oregon, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the interest in the said described real property which the grantor had or had power to convey at the time of the execution of the Deed of Trust, together with any interest which the grantor or his successors) in interest acquired after the execution of the Deed of Trust, to satisfy the foregoing obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including a reasonable charge by the Trustee. Notice is further given that any person named in Section 86.753 of Oregon Revised Statutes has the right to have the foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the trust deed reinstated by payment to the Beneficiary of the entire amount then due (other than such portion of said principal as would not then be due had no default occurred), together with the costs, Trustee's or attorney's fees and curing any other default complained of in the Notice of Default by tendering the performance required under the obligation or Deed of Trust, at any time prior to five days before the date last set for sale. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, 1920 Main Street, Suite 1120, Irvine, CA 92614 949-252-4900 FOR SALE INFORMATION CALL: 714.730.2727 Website for Trustee's Sale Information: www.lpsasap.com In construing this notice, the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter, the singular includes plural, the word "grantor" includes any successor in interest to the grantor as well as any other persons owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said Deed of Trust, the words "Trustee" and "Beneficiary" include their respective successors in interest, if any. Dated: December 1, 2011 FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, Trustee Michael Busby, Authorized Signature ASAP# 4149114 12/08/2011, 12/15/2011, 12/22/2011, 12/29/2011

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LEGAL NOTICE TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE A default has occurred under the terms of a trust deed made by Craig A. Davis and Jeana M. Davis, as tenants by the entirety, as grantor to First American Title Insurance Company of Oregon, as Trustee, in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Venta Realty Group, dba Venta Home Loans, a Nevada Corporation, as Beneficiary, dated October 19, 2007, recorded October 26, 2007, in the mortgage records of Deschutes County, Oregon, in Book 2007, at Page 56888, beneficial interest having been assigned to PHH Mortgage Corporation, as covering the following described real property: See complete Legal Description attached hereto as Exhibit "A".

Property Address: 347 H Avenue, Terrebonne, OR 97760. EXHIBIT "A" LEGAL DESCRIPTION: ALL OF BLOCK 154 OF HILLMAN, DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, TOGETHER WITH THAT PORTION OF 17TH STREET, NOW VACATED, ABUTTING THEREON, WHICH INURED TO SAID LOTS BY ORDER DATED SEPTEMBER 21, 1977. EXCEPT BEGINNING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF BLOCK 154 OF HILLMAN; THENCE SOUTH 89' 55' 55" WEST ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID BLOCK 154 A DISTANCE OF 230.00 FEET TO THE CENTERLINE OF VACATED 17TH STREET; THENCE SOUTH 00' 07' 34" WEST ALONG SAID CENTERLINE A DISTANCE OF 123.08 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89° 57' 02" EAST A DISTANCE OF 230.00 FEET TO THE EAST LINE OF SAID BLOCK 154; THENCE NORTH 00' 07' 34" EAST ALONG SAID EAST LINE A DISTANCE OF 123.55 FEET TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID BLOCK 154, SAID CORNER BEING THE POINT OF BEGINNING. COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 347 "H" Avenue, Terrebonne, OR 97760. Both the beneficiary and the trustee have elected to sell the said real property to satisfy the obligations secured by said trust deed and a notice of default has been recorded pursuant to Oregon Revised Statutes 86.735(3); the default for which the foreclosure is made is grantor's failure to pay when due the following sums: Monthly payments in the sum of $1,099.54, from September 1, 2010, together with all costs, disbursements, and/or fees incurred or paid by the beneficiary and/or trustee, their employees, agents or assigns. By reason of said default the beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation that the trust deed secures immediately due and payable, said sum being the following, to-wit: $130,548.81, together with interest thereon at the rate of 6.5% per annum from August 1, 2010, together with all costs, disbursements, and/or fees incurred or paid by the beneficiary and/or trustee, their employees, agents or assigns. WHEREFORE, notice hereby is given that the undersigned trustee will on March 9, 2012, at the hour of 11:00 AM PT, in accord with the standard time established by ORS 187.110, at the main entrance of the Deschutes County Courthouse, located at 1164 N.W. Bond Street, in the City of Bend, County of Deschutes, State of Oregon, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the interest in the said described real property which the grantor has or had power to convey at the time of the execution of said trust deed, together with any interest which the grantor or his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said trust deed, to satisfy the foregoing obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including a reasonable charge by the trustee. Notice is further given to any person named in ORS 86.753 that the right exists, at any time that is not later than five days before the date last set for the sale, to have this foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the trust deed reinstated by paying to the beneficiary of the entire amount due (other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred) and by curing any other default complained of herein that is capable of being cured by tendering the performance required under the obligations or trust deed, and in addition to paying said sums or tendering the performance necessary to cure the default, by paying all costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligation and trust deed, together with trustee's fees and attorney's fees not exceeding the amounts provided by said ORS 86.753. In construing this notice, the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter, the singular includes the plural, the word "grantor" includes any successor in interest to the grantor as well as any other person owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said trust deed, and the words "trustee" and "beneficiary" include their respective successors in interest, if any. Also, please be advised that pursuant to the terms stated on the Deed of Trust and Note, the beneficiary is allowed to conduct property inspections while property is in default. This shall serve as notice that the beneficiary shall be conducting property inspections on the said referenced property. The Fair Debt Collection Practice Act requires that we state the following: This is an attempt to collect a debt, and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. If a discharge has been obtained by any party through bankruptcy proceedings: This shall not be construed to be an attempt to collect the outstanding indebtedness or hold you personally liable for the debt.

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Dated: 11-04-2011 By: /s/:Kelly D. Sutherland KELLY D. SUTHERLAND Successor Trustee SHAPIRO & SUTHERLAND, LLC 1499 S.E. Tech Center Place, #255 Vancouver, WA 98683 www.shapiroattorneys.com/wa Telephone: (360) 260-2253 Toll-free: 1-800-970-5647 S&S 10-105881

LEGAL NOTICE TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE A default has occurred under the terms of a trust deed made by Darin D. Vaughan and Melissa L. Vaughan, husband and wife, as grantor to First American Title, as Trustee, in favor of Coldwell Banker Mortgage, as Beneficiary, dated May 2, 2006, recorded May 2, 2006, in the mortgage records of Deschutes County, Oregon, in Book 2006, at Page 30502, beneficial interest having been assigned to U.S. Bank, N.A., as Trustee for Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., as covering the following described real property: Lot 7, Block 2, Pinebrook Phase I, Deschutes County, Oregon.. COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 61187 Trailblazer Lane, Bend, OR 97702. Both the beneficiary and the trustee have elected to sell the said real property to satisfy the obligations secured by said trust deed and a notice of default has been recorded pursuant to Oregon Revised Statutes 86.735(3); the default for which the foreclosure is made is grantor's failure to pay when due the following sums: Monthly payments in the sum of $1,859.39, from August 1, 2010, monthly payments in the sum of $1,070.99, from July 1, 2011, and monthly payments in the sum of $926.97, from August 1, 2011, together with all costs, disbursements, and/or fees incurred or paid by the beneficiary and/or trustee, their employees, agents or assigns. By reason of said default the beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation that the trust deed secures immediately due and payable, said sum being the following, to-wit: $284,896.46, together with interest thereon at the rate of 6.955% per annum from July 1, 2010, together with all costs, disbursements, and/or fees incurred or paid by the beneficiary and/or trustee, their employees, agents or assigns. WHEREFORE, notice hereby is given that the undersigned trustee will on March 15, 2012, at the hour of 11:00 AM PT, in accord with the standard time established by ORS 187.110, at the main entrance of the Deschutes County Courthouse, located at 1164 N.W. Bond Street, in the City of Bend, County of Deschutes, State of Oregon, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the interest in the said described real property which the grantor has or had power to convey at the time of the execution of said trust deed, together with any interest which the grantor or his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said trust deed, to satisfy the foregoing obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including a reasonable charge by the trustee. Notice is further given to any person named in ORS 86.753 that the right exists, at any time that is not later than five days before the date last set for the sale, to have this foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the trust deed reinstated by paying to the beneficiary of the entire amount due (other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred) and by curing any other default complained of herein that is capable of being cured by tendering the performance required under the obligations or trust deed, and in addition to paying said sums or tendering the performance necessary to cure the default, by paying all costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligation and trust deed, together with trustee's fees and attorney's fees not exceeding the amounts provided by said ORS 86.753. In construing this notice, the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter, the singular includes the plural, the word "grantor" includes any successor in interest to the grantor as well as any other person owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said trust deed, and the words "trustee" and "beneficiary" include their respective successors in interest, if any. Also, please be advised that pursuant to the terms stated on the Deed of Trust and Note, the beneficiary is allowed to conduct property inspections while property is in default. This shall serve as notice that the beneficiary shall be conducting property inspections on the said referenced property. The Fair Debt Collection Practice Act requires that we state the following: This is an attempt to collect a debt, and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. If a discharge has been obtained by any party through bankruptcy proceedings: This shall not be construed to be an attempt to collect the outstanding indebtedness or hold you personally liable for the debt.

Dated: 11-10-2011 By: /s/:Kelly D. Sutherland KELLY D. SUTHERLAND Successor Trustee SHAPIRO & SUTHERLAND, LLC 1499 S.E. Tech Center Place, #255 Vancouver, WA 98683 www.shapiroattorneys.com/wa Telephone: (360) 260-2253 Toll-free: 1-800-970-5647 S&S 10-105752

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LEGAL NOTICE TRUSTEES NOTICE OF SALE Reference is made to that certain Trust Deed made by David Shelofsky and Craig Glazier, as Grantors, to AmeriTitle, as Trustee, in favor of Ralph W. Boese and Glennys J. Boese, as Beneficiaries, recorded July 10, 2003, as Instrument No. 2003-46059, Records of Deschutes County, Oregon, covering the following described real property situated in Deschutes County, Oregon, to-wit: See Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein (the “Property”).

Grantors conveyed their interest in the Property to Desertscape Highway 20 South, LLC, by Statutory Warranty Deed dated February 15, 2006, and recorded July 18, 2006, as Instrument No. 2006-49151, Records of Deschutes County, Oregon.

Chris Hatfield of Hurley Re, P.C., 747 SW Mill View Way, Bend, OR 97702, was appointed Successor Trustee by the Beneficiaries on August 24, 2011.

Both the Beneficiaries and Trustee have elected to sell the said real property to satisfy the obligations secured by said Trust Deed and a Notice of Default has been recorded pursuant to Oregon Revised Statutes 86.735(3); the default for which the foreclosure is made is Grantors’ failure to pay when due: The balance of $1,485,404.15 owing as of August 22, 2011, and unpaid property taxes, if any.

By reason of the default, the Beneficiaries have declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by the Trust Deed immediately due and payable, those sums being the following, to-wit: The balance of $1,425,404.15, plus interest continuing to accrue at the rate of 8.5% per annum from August 22, 2011, until paid, plus any unpaid property taxes, plus attorneys fees, foreclosure costs, and sums advanced by the beneficiaries pursuant to the terms of said Trust Deed.

WHEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the undersigned Trustee will on January 20, 2012, at the hour of 11:00 oclock, A.M., in accord with the standard of time established

by ORS 187.110, on the front steps of the Deschutes County Courthouse, 1164 NW Bond, in the City of Bend, County of Deschutes, State of Oregon, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the interest in the said described real property which the Grantors have or had power to convey at the time of the execution by Grantors of the said Trust Deed, together with any interest which the obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including a reasonable charge by the Trustee. Notice is further given that any person named in ORS 86.753 has the right, at any time prior to five (5) days before the date last set for the sale, to have this foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the Trust Deed reinstated by payment to the Beneficiaries of the entire amount then due (other than such portion of the principal and interest as would not then be due had no default occurred) and by curing any other default complained of herein that is capable of being cured by tendering the performance required under the obligation or Trust Deed, and in addition to paying said sums or tendering the performance necessary to cure the default, by paying all costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligation and Trust Deed, together with Trustees and attorneys fees not exceeding the amounts provided by said ORS 86.753.

In construing this Notice, the singular includes the plural, the word Grantors includes any successor in interest to the Grantors as well as any other person owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said Trust Deed, and the words Trustee and Beneficiaries include its respective successors in interest, if any.

DATED: August 24, 2011 Chris Hatfield, Successor Trustee Hurley Re, P.C. 747 SW Mill View Way Bend, OR 97702 Telephone: 541-317-5505 State of Oregon ) ) ss.

County of Deschutes) I, the undersigned, certify that I am the attorney or one of the attorneys for the above named Beneficiaries and that the foregoing is a complete and exact copy of the original Trustees Notice of Sale.

EXHIBIT A (Legal Description) The Southeast quarter of the Southeast quarter of Section 35, Township 17 South, Range 12 East of the Willamette Meridian, Deschutes County, Oregon.

EXCEPT a tract of land in the Southeast quarter of the Southeast quarter of Section 35, Township 17 South, Range 12 East of the Willamette Meridian, Deschutes County, Oregon.

Beginning at the Southwest corner of said SE1/4 SE1/4; thence North along the West line of said SE1/4 SE1/4, 534.00 feet; thence East and parallel to the South line of the SE 1/4 SE1/4, 370.00 feet; thence South and parallel to the West line of said SE1/4 SE1/4, 534.00 feet; thence West along the South line of said SE1/4 SE1/4, 370.00 feet to the point of beginning.

ALSO EXCEPT that portion conveyed to Deschutes County by document recorded November 8, 1990 in Book 222, Page 2181, Deschutes County Records.

TOGETHER WITH that portion of the Northeast quarter of the Southeast quarter of Section 35, Township 17, Range 12 East of the Willamette Meridian, Deschutes County, Oregon lying South of U.S. Highway 20.

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Toyota 4x4 1989, 5spd, LEGAL NOTICE 4-cyl, X-cab w/ bench TRUSTEES NOTICE OF SALE seat, 68K miles on engine, new util box & bedliner, 4 extra tires Reference is made to that certain Trust Deed made by Bruce N. Grulke and Doborah Grulke, as Grantors, to Key Title Company, as Trustee, in favor of Betty N. Grulke, as w/rims, Kenwood CD, Beneficiary, dated June 1, 2001, recorded August 3, 2001, at Book 427, Page 0665, in AudioBahn speakers, the Records of Lincoln County, Oregon, covering the following described real property Chevrolet 2007 dually, new paint, exc. cond. situated in Lincoln County, Oregon, to-wit: less than 19,000 in & out, must see, original miles, 4 wheel $6500. 541-385-4790 See Exhibit A attached hereto and drive, chipped to adincorporated herein (the “Property”).

935 just horsepower. Nonsmoking rig. Hidden Sport Utility Vehicles Nancy Grulke, pursuant to an Affidavit of Claiming Successor of Small Estate of Testate ball hitch. $31,500.

Estate in the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for the County of Deschutes in the 541-382-9435 4-WHEELER’S OR Matter of the Estate of Betty N. Grulke, Case No. 11PS0075AB, a claiming successor as defined in ORS 114.505(2), is a Successor Beneficiary.

HUNTER’S SPECIAL! Jeep 4-dr wagon, 1987 4x4, silver, nice Chris Hatfield of Hurley Re, P.C., 747 SW Mill View Way, Bend, OR 97702, was appointed Successor Trustee by the Beneficiaries on August 24, 2011. wheels, 183K, lots of miles left yet! Off-road Both the Beneficiary and Trustee have elected to sell the said real property to satisfy the or on. Under $1000. obligations secured by said Trust Deed and a Notice of Default has been recorded pursuCall 541-318-9999 or Chevy 3/4-Ton 1988, ant to Oregon Revised Statutes 86.735(3); the default for which the foreclosure is made 541-815-3639.

4X4, X-Cab, $3200, is Grantors’ failure to pay when due: Free trip to D.C. extra tires/rims, good for WWII Vets! shape, 541-389-8315.

The balance of $42,500.00 owing as of August 29, 2011, and unpaid property taxes, if any.

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CHEVY SUBURBAN LT 2005, low miles., good tires, new brakes, moonroof Reduced to $15,750 541-389-5016.

By reason of the default, the Beneficiaries have declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by the Trust Deed immediately due and payable, those sums being the following, to-wit: The balance of $42,500.00, plus any unpaid property taxes, plus attorneys fees, foreclosure costs, and sums advanced by the beneficiaries pursuant to the terms of said Trust Deed.

WHEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the undersigned Trustee will on January 30, 2012, at the hour of 11:00 oclock, A.M., in accord with the standard of time established

by ORS 187.110, on the front steps of the Lincoln County Courthouse, 225 W. Olive St., City of Newport, County of Lincoln, State of Oregon, 97365, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the interest in the said described real property which the Grantors have or had power to convey at the time of the execution by Grantors of the said Trust Deed, together with any interest which the obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including a reasonable charge by the Trustee. Notice is further given that any person named in ORS 86.753 has the right, at any time prior to five (5) days before the date last set for the sale, to have this foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the Trust Deed reinstated by payment to the Beneficiaries of the entire amount then due (other than such portion of the principal and interest as would not then be due had no default occurred) and by curing any other default complained of herein that is capable of being cured by tendering the performance required under the obligation or Trust Deed, and in addition to paying said sums or tendering the performance necessary to cure the default, by paying all costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligation and Trust Deed, together with Trustees and attorneys fees not exceeding the amounts provided by said ORS 86.753.

Chevy 4x4 1970, short wide box, canopy, 30K mi on premium 350 motor; RV cam, electronic ignition, tow pkg, new paint/detailing inside & out, 1 owner since 1987. $4500. 541-923-5911 Chevy Tahoe 2003 pwr. drs, windows, driver's Chevy S10 4x4, 1985, seat; CD; tow pkg; extended cab, AT, upgraded wheels; 3rd $1500. 541-848-0004 row seats; cloth; 1 owner;166K;exc.cond, Chevy Silverado Z71 $9900. 360-701-9462 4x4, 2003, ext cab, In construing this Notice, the singular includes the plural, the word Grantors includes any 120K, extras! $11,500 successor in interest to the Grantors as well as any other person owing an obligation, Chevy Tahoe LT Call 541-549-7580 the performance of which is secured by said Trust Deed, and the words Trustee and 2001, Taupe, very Beneficiaries include its respective successors in interest, if any. clean, 102K miles, 1 owner, garaged, DATED: August 26, 2011 maint. records proDodge Ram 1500 new brakes, 4x4, 2001 quad cab, vided, Chris Hatfield, Successor Trustee new battery, extra Hurley Re, P.C. 360 V8, less than 50K tires incl., lots of ex747 SW Mill View Way orig miles, must see tras, $9500, Bend, OR 97702 to appreicate! $9300 541-504-4224 Telephone: 541-317-5505 obo. 541-350-4417 Explorer 1998, V-8, 150k $3,800 or make offer. 541-549-1544

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County of Deschutes) I, the undersigned, certify that I am the attorney or one of the attorneys for the above named Beneficiaries and that the foregoing is a complete and exact copy of the original Trustees Notice of Sale.

Ford Excursion 2005, 4WD, diesel, exc. cond., $24,000, call 541-923-0231.

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LEGAL NOTICE TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE A default has occurred under the terms of a trust deed made by Howard R. Halsey, as grantor to Western Title & Escrow, as Trustee, in favor of American General Financial Services (DE), Inc., as Beneficiary, dated September 29, 2006, recorded October 4, 2006, in the mortgage records of Deschutes County, Oregon, in Book 2006, at Page 66888, beneficial interest now held by Springleaf Financial Services, Inc., fka American General Financial Services, Inc., d/b/a American General Financial Services (DE), Inc. as covering the following described real property: Lot 11, Block 1, Unit 2, Romaine Village, Deschutes County, Oregon.. COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 60943 Flint Lane, Bend, OR 97702. Both the beneficiary and the trustee have elected to sell the said real property to satisfy the obligations secured by said trust deed and a notice of default has been recorded pursuant to Oregon Revised Statutes 86.735(3); the default for which the foreclosure is made is grantor's failure to pay when due the following sums: Monthly payments in the sum of $571.33, from July 10, 2011, together with all costs, disbursements, and/or fees incurred or paid by the beneficiary and/or trustee, their employees, agents or assigns. By reason of said default the beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation that the trust deed secures immediately due and payable, said sum being the following, to-wit: $53,929.57, together with interest thereon at the rate of 8.34% per annum from June 10, 2011, together with all costs, disbursements, and/or fees incurred or paid by the beneficiary and/or trustee, their employees, agents or assigns. WHEREFORE, notice hereby is given that the undersigned trustee will on March 1, 2012, at the hour of 11:00 AM PT, in accord with the standard time established by ORS 187.110, at the main entrance of the Deschutes County Courthouse, located at 1164 N.W. Bond Street, in the City of Bend, County of Deschutes, State of Oregon, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the interest in the said described real property which the grantor has or had power to convey at the time of the execution of said trust deed, together with any interest which the grantor or his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said trust deed, to satisfy the foregoing obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including a reasonable charge by the trustee. Notice is further given to any person named in ORS 86.753 that the right exists, at any time that is not later than five days before the date last set for the sale, to have this foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the trust deed reinstated by paying to the beneficiary of the entire amount due (other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred) and by curing any other default complained of herein that is capable of being cured by tendering the performance required under the obligations or trust deed, and in addition to paying said sums or tendering the performance necessary to cure the default, by paying all costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligation and trust deed, together with trustee's fees and attorney's fees not exceeding the amounts provided by said ORS 86.753. In construing this notice, the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter, the singular includes the plural, the word "grantor" includes any successor in interest to the grantor as well as any other person owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said trust deed, and the words "trustee" and "beneficiary" include their respective successors in interest, if any. Also, please be advised that pursuant to the terms stated on the Deed of Trust and Note, the beneficiary is allowed to conduct property inspections while property is in default. This shall serve as notice that the beneficiary shall be conducting property inspections on the said referenced property. The Fair Debt Collection Practice Act requires that we state the following: This is an attempt to collect a debt, and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. If a discharge has been obtained by any party through bankruptcy proceedings: This shall not be construed to be an attempt to collect the outstanding indebtedness or hold you personally liable for the debt.

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LEGAL NOTICE TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE T.S. No.: 11-03125-6 Loan No: 0031116163

The Northeast quarter of the Southeast quarter of Section 35, Township 17 South, Range 12 East of the Willamette Meridian, Deschutes County, Oregon.

Reference is made to that certain Deed of Trust dated as of May 1, 2006, made by, STACY SAVE AND EXCEPT the North 495.00 feet thereof.

ALSO SAVE AND EXCEPT that portion conveyed to J.B. Casey, et ux by Deed recorded December 2, 1965, in Book 146, Page 360, Deed Records.

ALSO SAVE AND EXCEPT that portion conveyed to Deschutes County by document recorded November 8, 1990 in Book 222, Page 2121, Deschutes County Records.

ALSO SAVE AND EXCEPT any portion lying within the limits of roads or highways.

ALSO SAVE AND EXCEPT that portion lying Southerly of U.S. Highwya 20.

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GLASSER, as the original Grantor to AMERITITLE, as the original trustee, in favor of MERS AS NOMINEE FOR NORTHWEST MORTGAGE GROUP, INC., as the original Beneficiary, recorded on May 5, 2006, as Instrument No. 2006-31160 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Deschutes County, Oregon (the "Deed of Trust"). The current beneficiary is: Citibank, N.A., as Trustee for American Home Mortgage Assets Trust 2006-3, Mortgage-Backed Pass-Through Certificates Series 2006-3, (the "Beneficiary"). APN: 125376 LOT EIGHT (8), BLOCK FORTY-SEVEN (47) OREGON WATER WONDERLAND, UNIT 2, DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON. Commonly known as: 17495 RAIL DR, BEND, OR Both the beneficiary and the Trustee have elected to sell the said real property to satisfy the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust and notice has been recorded pursuant to Section 86.735(3) of Oregon Revised Statutes: the default (s) for which the foreclosure is made is the grantor(s): failed to pay payments which became due; together with late charges due; and which defaulted amounts total: $10,423.01 as of December 5, 2011. By this reason of said default the Beneficiary has declared all obligations secured by said deed of trust immediately due and payable, said sums being the following, to-wit: The sum of $297,224.89 together with interest thereon at the rate of 3.00700% per annum from April 1, 2011 until paid; plus all accrued late charges thereon; and all Trustee's fees, foreclosure costs and any sums advanced by the beneficiary pursuant to the terms of said deed of trust. Whereof, notice hereby is given that, Fidelity National Title Insurance Company, as the duly appointed Trustee under the Deed of Trust will on April 18, 2012 at the hour of 11:00 AM, Standard of Time, as established by section 187,110, Oregon Revised Statutes, at the front entrance of the Courthouse, 1164 N.W. Bond Street, Bend, County of Deschutes, State of Oregon, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the interest in the said described real property which the grantor had or had power to convey at the time of the execution by him of the said trust deed, together with any interest which the grantor or his successor(s) in interest acquired after the execution of the Deed of trust deed, to satisfy the foregoing obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including a reasonable charge by the trustee. Notice is further given that any person named in Section 86.753 of Oregon Revised Statutes has the right to have the foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the trust deed reinstated by payment to the beneficiary of the entire amount then due (other than such portion of said principal as would not then be due had no default occurred), together with the costs, Trustee's or attorney's fees and curing any other default complained of in the Notice of Default by tendering the performance required under the obligation or Deed of Trust, at any time prior to five days before the date last set for sale. For Further Information, Please Contact Fidelity National Title Insurance Company, 1920 Main Street, Suite 1120, Irvine, CA 92614 949-252-4900 FOR SALE INFORMATION CALL: 714.730.2727 Website for Trustee's Sale Information: www.lpsasap.com In construing this notice, the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter, the singular includes plural, the word "grantor" includes any successor in interest to the grantor as well as any other persons owing an obligations, the performance of which is secured by said trust deed, the words "trustee" and "beneficiary" include their respective successors in interest, if any. Date: December 15, 2011 Fidelity National Title Insurance Company, Trustee Michael Busby, Authorized Signature ASAP# 4158641 12/22/2011, 12/29/2011, 01/05/2012, 01/12/2012